Turk Van Lake, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Turk Van Lake

American musician

Date of Birth: 15-Jun-1918

Place of Birth: Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Date of Death: 01-Sep-2002

Profession: composer, guitarist, music arranger, jazz guitarist, non-fiction writer, jazz musician, music pedagogue

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Vanig Rupen Hovsepian (June 15, 1918 – September 1, 2002), better known as Turk Van Lake, was an American arranger, composer and jazz guitarist.Born in Boston, he studied composition at the Boston Conservatory and went on to play with Charlie Barnet, Lionel Hampton, Buddy Rich, Sarah Vaughan, and with the Benny Goodman Orchestra.In the 1950s he wrote for Metronome magazine.Until his retirement in 1993, he was as an adjunct music professor at the College of Staten Island.