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Pete Chavez
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Pete Chavez was born in Greeley, Colorado and raised in Denver, Colorado where he studied clarinet with Dr. William Gower, editor of the Rubank Method books. In 1955, at 13 years of age, he moved to Los Angeles where he played oboe with the Highland Park Symphony Orchestra, and the Los Angeles Junior Philharmonic Orchestra during his high school years. His early jazz influences included trumpeter Little Benny Harris, bassist George Morrow, and tenor saxophone giant Lin Halliday. In the 1960s he moved to New Orleans where he became a fixture on the local jazz scene jamming all night most nights
Coltrane at 90: A week long celebration for John Coltrane in Philadelphia
Philadelphia Jazz Project in collaboration with Temple University Libraries, WRTI, PhillyCAM, Jazz Near You and other partners will celebrate John Coltrane's 90th Birthday with nine days of FREE events. These events will take place between September 17th to 25th, 2016. One of the most important artists of the 20th century was our neighbor. He walked among ...
