Stan Kenton, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Stan Kenton

American musician

Date of Birth: 15-Dec-1911

Place of Birth: Wichita, Kansas, United States

Date of Death: 25-Aug-1979

Profession: composer, conductor, pianist, bandleader, jazz musician, music pedagogue

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Stanley Newcomb Kenton (December 15, 1911 – August 25, 1979) was an American popular music and jazz artist.
As a pianist, composer, arranger and band leader he led an innovative and influential jazz orchestra for almost four decades.
Though Kenton had several pop hits from the early 1940s into the 1960s, his music was always forward looking.
Kenton was also a pioneer in the field of jazz education, creating the Stan Kenton Jazz Camp in 1959 at Indiana University.