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Stan Kenton

American pianist, composer, arranger and band leader (1911-1979)

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Instance of: human
Born: 15 December 1911
Died: 25 August 1979
Place of birth: Wichita
Place of death: Los Angeles
Sex or gender: male
Given name: Stanley, Newcomb
Family name: Kenton
Genre: jazz, progressive jazz, West Coast jazz, swing, orchestral jazz
Occupation: pianist, bandleader, conductor, composer, music educator, jazz musician, recording artist, musician
Citizenship: United States
Awards: star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
birth name: Stanley Newcomb Kenton
cause of death: stroke
discography: Stan Kenton discography
educated at: Bell High School
end of work period: 1978
instrument: piano
languages spoken, written or signed: English
manner of death: natural causes
member of: Stan Kenton and His Orchestra
name in native language: Stan Kenton, Stanley Kenton
nominated for: Grammy Award for Best Performance by an Orchestra – for Dancing, Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical, Grammy Award for Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording, Grammy Award for Best Performance by a Chorus, Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album
place of burial: Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery
record label: Capitol Records, Decca
social media followers: 5020, 5530
start of work period: 1930
topic's main category: Category:Stan Kenton