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Satchmo Summerfest
9:56 pm
Thu July 30, 2009
Legendary Jazz Producer George Avakian Remembers Louis Armstrong
By Fred Kasten
A guaranteed highlight of the annual Satchmo Summerfest is any seminar session that features legendary jazz producer George Avakian. In a career that extends over eight decades, Avakian has produced outstanding recordings for such leading artists as Louis Armstrong, Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins, Benny Goodman, and Duke Ellington – and earned most every honor the music world has to offer. WWNO'S Fred Kasten has more.
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