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- Greece
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- 1893-03-18
- Active to
- 1962-03-24
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Jean Goldkette (18 March 1893 – 24 March 1962) was a jazz pianist and bandleader. Born in Patras, Greece and raised in Russia, he emigrated to the United States in 1910. He led many jazz and dance bands, of which the best known was his Victor Recording Orchestra of 1924 – 1929, which included, at various times, Bix Beiderbecke, Hoagy Carmichael, Jimmy Dorsey, Tommy Dorsey, Eddie Lang, Frankie Trumbauer, Pee Wee Russell, Steve Brown, Doc Ryker and Joe Venuti, among others. <a href="https://www.
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Jean
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Patras
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Occupation
- conductor
- Genre
- jazz
- Instrument
- piano
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- Jean Goldkette, William P. Gottlieb's office, New York, ca. June 1947 (William P. Gottlieb).jpg
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- 1893-03-18
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- 1962-03-24
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