John Graas
American jazz French horn player and composer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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John Graas (March 14, 1917 – April 13, 1962) was an American jazz French horn player, composer, and arranger from the 1940s through 1962. He had a short but busy career on the West Coast, and became known as a pioneer of the French horn in jazz.[1]
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Born | (1917-03-14)March 14, 1917 Dubuque, Iowa, U.S. |
Died | April 13, 1962(1962-04-13) (aged 45) Los Angeles, California |
Genres | Jazz, third stream |
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Instrument(s) | French horn |
Years active | 1941–1962 |
Labels | Trend, Decca, VSOP |
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