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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1914
- Active to
- 2000
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Jack McVea (November 5, 1914 – December 27, 2000) was an American swing, blues, and rhythm and blues woodwind player; he played clarinet and tenor and baritone saxophone. His father was the noted banjoist Satchel McVea, and banjo was Jack McVea's first instrument. Born John Vivian McVea in Los Angeles, California, and playing jazz in Los Angeles for several years, he joined Lionel Hampton's orchestra in 1940. From 1944 on he mostly worked as a leader. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Jack+McV
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Jack
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Los Angeles
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Occupation
- composer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- jazz
- Instrument
- saxophone
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- date of birth
- 1914-11-05
- date of death
- 2000-12-27
- start of work period
- 1992-00-00
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