Musician Dictionary

Artie Shaw

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

DescriptionAmerican clarinetist, composer, and bandleader (1910-2004)
Source: Wikidata
Born1910-05-23
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
BirthplaceNew York New York City
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
Died2004-12-30
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
Place of deathThousand Oaks Thousand Oaks
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
AreaUnited States
Source: MusicBrainz
CountryUS
Source: MusicBrainz
CitizenshipUnited States
Source: Wikidata
Occupationcomposer writer conductor jazz musician clarinetist musician saxophonist music arranger pianist bandleader film actor
Source: Wikidata
Instrumentssoprano saxophone clarinet alto saxophone
Source: Wikidata
Genresjazz
Source: Wikidata
Record labelsMusicraft Records Brunswick Records Columbia Records RCA Records Bell Records Capitol Records
Source: Wikidata
Member ofArtie Shaw and His Gramercy Five Artie Shaw and His Orchestra Golden Pheasant Orchestra Billie Holiday And Her Orchestra Frankie Trumbauer And His Orchestra Wingy Manone & His Orchestra Bunny Berigan And His Boys Artie Shaw And His New Music String Quartet Bunny Berigan's Rhythm-Makers The Instrumentalists Artie Shaw And His Strings And Woodwinds Artie Shaw And His Rhythm Makers Art Shaw And His New Music Artie Shaw And His Strings Artie Shaw and His Orchestra Artie Shaw and His Gramercy Five
Source: Discogs, MusicBrainz, Wikidata
AwardsGrammy Lifetime Achievement Award NEA Jazz Masters star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Source: Wikidata

Also known as

A Shaw A. Shaw A.S. A.Show Art Shaw Arthur Arshawsky Arti Shaw Artichaut Artie Shaw with The Chickering Four Artie Show Artie Slow Artie-Shaw Artis Šou G. M. Shaw Sham Shaw Shaw Artie Theme Song Of Artie Shaw artie shaw and his bop band А. Шоу Арти Шоу

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