Sir John Dankworth: Saxophonist who pioneered modern jazz in Britain and became a patron of music education (Independent)

One of the first British musicians to grasp the fundamentals of “modern” (post swing) jazz, the saxophonist Johnny Dankworth eventually surpassed his bandleading days to become a skilled composer of film music, a prominent patron of the arts and head of a burgeoning musical dynasty. It is unlikely that there was ever such a splendid husband and wife partnership in jazz as that engendered when …

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Sir John Dankworth: Saxophonist who pioneered modern jazz in Britain and became a patron of music education (Independent)

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