Buddy DeFranco, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Buddy DeFranco

American jazz clarinetist and bandleader

Date of Birth: 17-Feb-1923

Place of Birth: Camden, New Jersey, United States

Date of Death: 24-Dec-2014

Profession: composer, clarinetist, conductor, bandleader, jazz musician, mandolinist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About Buddy DeFranco

  • Boniface Ferdinand Leonard "Buddy" DeFranco (February 17, 1923 – December 24, 2014) was an Italian American jazz clarinet player.
  • One of few clarinetists playing bebop, DeFranco was described by critic Scott Yanow as the leading American jazz musician on his instrument from the 1940s until Eddie Daniels came to prominence in the 1980s.
  • In addition to his own work as a bandleader, DeFranco led the Glenn Miller Orchestra for almost a decade in the 1960s and '70s.

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