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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 … Read the original here:
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