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Norman Granz

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American jazz musician and producer (1918-2001)

United StatesFoundersLived 1918 to 2001 · aged 83
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Norman Granz was an American jazz record producer, concert promoter, and founder. He founded the record labels Clef, Norgran, Down Home, Verve, and Pablo and the Jazz at the Philharmonic concert series. Granz was acknowledged as "the most successful impresario in the history of jazz".

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1994Grammy Trustees Award
1992Paul Acket Award

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Norman Granz was an American jazz record producer, concert promoter, and founder. He founded the record labels Clef, Norgran, Down Home, Verve, and Pablo and the Jazz at the Philharmonic concert series. Granz was acknowledged as "the most successful impresario in the history of jazz". He was also a champion of racial equality, insisting, for example, on integrating audiences at concerts he promoted.

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United States
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deceased
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Lived 1918 to 2001 · aged 83
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