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Sir John Phillip William Dankworth, CBE (20 September 1927 – 6 February 2010), also known as Johnny Dankworth, was an English jazz composer, saxophonist, clarinettist and writer of film scores. With his wife, jazz singer Dame Cleo Laine, he was a music educator and also her music director.
Feb 11, 2010 · John Dankworth, one of the leading lights of the British jazz scene for more than a half-century, died Feb. 6 in London. He was 82.
Sir John Dankworth, CBE (20 September 1927 - 6 February 2010), was an English jazz composer, saxophonist and clarinetist. He was widely thought of as Britain's most famous jazz musician. He had a very big influence in the development of jazz in Britain.
Feb 7, 2010 · Sir John Dankworth, who has died aged 82, was one of the British jazz scene's leading lights. Born in Woodford, Essex, in 1927, the young Dankworth had violin and piano...
Feb 9, 2010 · One of the first British musicians to grasp the fundamentals of "modern" (post swing) jazz, the saxophonist Johnny Dankworth eventually surpassed his bandleading days to become a skilled composer...
Feb 7, 2010 · Sir John Dankworth, a mainstay of the British jazz scene for over 60 years, has died. Saxophonist Sir John, 82, served as musical director to the likes of Nat King Cole and Ella Fitzgerald. Sir...
Feb 11, 2010 · One of Britain's best-known jazz musicians, composers and commentators, Dankworth continues to be a clarinettist and alto saxophonist of invention and fire, but with a particularly light and ...
Nov 1, 2012 · Sir John Phillip William Dankworth, known in his early career as Johnny Dankworth, was an English jazz composer, saxophonist and clarinetist. He was the husband of jazz singer Cleo Laine.
John “Johnny” Dankworth was a musician from England (born September 20, 1927) who played saxophone and clarinet as well as composed Jazz, serving as a music director for his wife, Dame Cleo...
Jan 29, 2022 · Sir John Phillip William Dankworth, CBE (20 September 1927, Woodford, Essex, Eng. – 6 February 2010, London, Eng.), also known as Johnny Dankworth, was an English jazz composer, saxophonist, clarinetist and writer of film scores.
