Ed Wasserman

Eddie Wasserman: The Small Groups

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers
July 22, 2024

Eddie Wasserman wasn't a star but he could have been. He never was a leader on his own session. Instead, he spent the bulk of his career playing woodwinds in top big bands. His first recording session was with Benny Goodman in December 1948 and remained there into 1948. Going forward, he was a favorite of many bandleaders through the years. But who was Wasserman and what did he sound like? To find out, I did some archive research, and ...
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Weir, Wasserman, Lane, Greene: Blue Bear Benefit on 9/12

Source: JamBase
August 19, 2009

A Benefit For Blue Bear School of Music Featuring: Bob Weir, Rob Wasserman and Jay Lane Along With Special Guest Jackie Greene

Bob Weir The Blue Bear School of Music is one of San Francisco's leading destinations for aspiring musicians of all ages and skill levels who want to enjoy learning and playing rock, blues, jazz, folk or pop. Bob Weir, Rob Wasserman, Jay Lane and special guest Jackie Greene were recently announced as headliners for a benefit ...
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Dale Wasserman Dies at 94; Playwright Best Known for 'Man of la Mancha'

Source: Michael Ricci
December 27, 2008

Dale Wasserman, a playwright best known for writing the book for the Tony Award- winning Broadway musical Man of La Mancha and the stage version of Ken Kesey's novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, has died. He was 94.

Wasserman died Sunday of congestive heart failure at his home in Paradise Valley, Ariz., said Richard Warren, a friend.

Beginning with writing live television dramas in the 1950s, Wasserman went on to write screenplays for several films, including The Vikings ...
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