Mezz Mezzrow, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Mezz Mezzrow

American jazz clarinetist and saxophonist

Date of Birth: 09-Nov-1899

Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, United States

Date of Death: 05-Aug-1972

Profession: clarinetist, saxophonist, jazz musician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Milton Mesirow (November 9, 1899 – August 5, 1972), better known as Mezz Mezzrow, was an American jazz clarinetist and saxophonist from Chicago, Illinois.
He is well known for organizing and financing historic recording sessions with Tommy Ladnier and Sidney Bechet.
He also recorded a number of times with Bechet and briefly acted as manager for Louis Armstrong.
Mezzrow is equally well remembered as a colorful character, as portrayed in his autobiography, Really the Blues (which takes its title from a Bechet composition), co-written with Bernard Wolfe and published in 1946.



Description	American photographer and journalist
Date of birth/death	28 January 1917	23 April 2006
Location of birth/death	Brooklyn	Great Neck
Work period	1930s date QS:P,+1930-00-00T00:00:00Z/8 , 1940s date QS:P,+1940-00-00T00:00:00Z/8
Work location	New York City, Washington, D.C.
Authority control	: Q622278 VIAF: 113043399 ISNI: 0000 0001 1780 1486 LCCN: n82145642 GND: 123340144 BNF: 17060247k WorldCat