LOS ANGELES-BASED JAZZ HISTORIAN, EDUCATOR AND RECORD PRODUCER. VOTING MEMBER OF NARAS-GRAMMY, JAZZ JOURNALISTS ASSOCIATION AND LOS ANGELES JAZZ SOCIETY. FOUNDER & CEO OF JAZZ STATION RECORDS (JSR), A DIVISION OF JAZZ STATION MARKETING & CONSULTING - LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.
Thursday, March 4, 2010
R.I.P.: Johnny Alf
(born Alfredo José da Silva on May 19, 1929, in Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil; died March 4, 2010, in Santo André, São Paulo, Brazil)
Brazilian composer/pianist/singer. A bossa nova pioneer, "the Brazilian Nat King Cole." A genius. Period.
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