Artie Shaw

American clarinetist, composer, and bandleader (1910-2004).

Born May 23rd, 1910 in New York City. [ref]

Died December 30th, 2004 at 94 years old in Thousand Oaks (diabetes). [ref]

Occupations
bandleader, clarinetist, composer, conductor, film actor, jazz musician, music arranger, saxophonist, writer
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No art is possible without a dance with death. Kurt Vonnegut