Johnny Răducanu, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Johnny Răducanu

Romanian Romani musician

Date of Birth: 01-Dec-1931

Place of Birth: Brăila, Braila, Romania

Date of Death: 19-Sep-2011

Profession: pianist, jazz musician

Nationality: Romania

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Johnny Raducanu (born Raducan Cretu; 1 December 1931 – 19 September 2011) was a Romanian jazz pianist of Romani ethnic background, whose family has a long musical tradition dating back to the 17th century.He was born in Braila and started playing the double bass at the age of 19 before switching to piano.
During his musical career, some of his many collaborations outside Romania were those with Art Farmer (trumpet) and Slide Hampton (trombone), and Friedrich Gulda (piano).
In 1987, Raducanu received an honorary membership in the Louis Armstrong Academy in New Orleans.
He was the founder of the Romanian Jazz school, and during a musical career spanning over half a century, he discovered, nurtured and trained several generations of Romanian jazz musicians.
Leonard Feather called him "Mr.
Jazz of Romania".
He was the President of the Romanian Jazz Federation.
Raducanu was married to Geta Costin from 1962 to 1970.Raducanu died at his apartment in Oltarului Street in Bucharest and is interred in a local cemetery in Cernica, Ilfov County, close to the capital.