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Wesley LaViolette
American musician (1894-1978) · United States · On the map · Musicians · Died at 84
Wallace Wesley LaViolette was an American musician who composed, conducted, lectured, and wrote about music. He was also a poet and music theorist.
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As an educator, he mentored Shorty Rogers, Jimmy Giuffre, John Graas, George Perle, Florence Price, Bob Carter, Bob Florence and Robert Erickson and writer William Irwin Thompson. Laviolette was an important figure on the West coast jazz scene of the 1950s.
Country
United States
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1894 to 1978 · aged 84
