Granoff School of Music
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The Granoff School of Music is a music school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was founded by Isadore Granoff (1902 - 2000), a Ukrainian immigrant.
Alumni of Granoff include Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Fortune, and John Coltrane.[1][2][3] Some of his students later became well-known classical, jazz, swing, big band and Latin musicians.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Bird, Christiane (2001). Da Capo Jazz and Blues Lover's Guide to the U. S. New York: Da Capo Press. p. 188. ISBN 0-306-81034-4.
- ^ Chuck Koton (2008). "Sonny Fortune: Thank God For That Day Job". All About Jazz. Retrieved 29 July 2008.
- ^ Philip Sprake (2000). "McCoy Tyner with Stanley Clarke and Al Foster —piano trio in the spirit of Coltrane". WSWS.org. Retrieved July 29, 2008.
- ^ John Fordham (2005-04-30). "Percy Heath". The Guardian. London. Retrieved July 29, 2008.
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