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Title: George Avakian has passed
Post by: David Houck on November 23, 2017, 04:57:45 AM

His was a significant contribution to the history of jazz.

https://apnews.com/12b3a7ce7af043ebbcd0a83e4e1fef2a/George-Avakian,-jazz-producer-and-scholar,-dies-at-98 (https://apnews.com/12b3a7ce7af043ebbcd0a83e4e1fef2a/George-Avakian,-jazz-producer-and-scholar,-dies-at-98)

Title: Re: George Avakian has passed
Post by: Philip-M-Bass on November 23, 2017, 11:36:29 AM

Wow Dave!!!

So much history, not to be forgotten or overlooked!!!!

here is a write up in the New York Times!!

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/22/obituaries/george-avakian-dead-record-producer-and-talent-scout.html

Title: Re: George Avakian has passed
Post by: David Houck on November 23, 2017, 07:25:02 PM

Thanks for the New York Times article.  Nice write-up, more fleshed out than the AP piece.