George Avakian, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

George Avakian

American record producer of Armenian descent

Date of Birth: 15-Mar-1919

Place of Birth: Armavir, Krasnodar Krai, Russia

Date of Death: 22-Nov-2017

Profession: composer, record producer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

George Mesrop Avakian (Armenian: ?????? ???????; Russian: ?????? ??????; March 15, 1919 – November 22, 2017) was an American record producer, artist manager, writer, educator and executive.
Best known for his work from 1939 to the early 1960s at Decca Records, Columbia Records, World Pacific Records, Warner Bros.
Records, and RCA Records, he was a major force in the expansion and development of the U.S.
recording industry.
Avakian functioned as an independent producer and manager from the 1960s to the early 2000s and worked with artists such as Louis Armstrong, Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, Dave Brubeck, Eddie Condon, Keith Jarrett, Erroll Garner, Buck Clayton, Sonny Rollins, Paul Desmond, Edith Piaf, Bob Newhart, Johnny Mathis, John Cage, Alan Hovhaness, Ravi Shankar, and many other notable jazz musicians and composers.