- Garvin Bushell
Garvin Bushell (1902 - 1991) was an American
woodwind multi-instrumentalist.Though never a major name in
jazz , Bushell had a lengthy career from the music's early era, to the avant garde of the '60s.Biography
Bushell was born in
Springfield, Ohio . He played both jazz and classical music onclarinet ,alto clarinet ,oboe ,english horn ,flute ,saxophone ,bassoon , andcontrabassoon .He was best known as a jazz
sideman with people such asPerry Bradford , and performed and/or recorded with many of jazz's great names, such asFletcher Henderson ,Bunk Johnson ,Fats Waller ,Cab Calloway ,Eric Dolphy ,Gil Evans , andJohn Coltrane .He eventually settled in
Las Vegas, Nevada , where he worked as a music teacher. He was married to Louise Bushell until his death in 1991, and had two sons with her.External links
* [http://www.mp3.com/garvin-bushell/artists/46316/biography.html Biography from MP3.com]
* [http://www.jazzscript.co.uk/books/bushelltucker.htm Review of Bushell's book "Jazz From the Beginning"]
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