Anahid Ajemian, violinist, and her husband, George Avakian, director of popular albums for Columbia Records, have announced a series of subscription concerts, “Music for Moderns.” They will be presented at Town Hall April 28 and May 12, 19 and 26, 1957.
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Modesto Briseño Jr.
Modesto Briseño (1938-1965) was one of jazz’s shooting stars that blazed briefly in the 1950s and 1960s.
Continue ReadingTiffany Club – 1956/1957
Tiffany Club – 1956/1957 Shelly Manne and His Men continued to be the headline attraction through December 1955 at Tiffany Club and were carried over into January of 1956. The continuing engagement included a special “New Year’s Eve Gala” at the club with favors, hats, horns, and noisemakers. Manne’s working quintet comprised Stu Williamson […]
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