Aronov, Ben
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| Birthname | Benjamin James Aronov | ||||
| born on | 16 October 1932 at 03:10 (= 03:10 AM ) | ||||
| Place | Gary, Indiana, 41n36, 87w21 | ||||
| Timezone | CDT h5w (is daylight saving time) | ||||
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| Astrology data |   22°45'   12°17 Asc. 06°18'
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Biography
American jazz pianist who began his career in 1954 playing at The Lighthouse in Los Angeles, as well as with musicians such as Terry Gibbs, June Christy, and Lena Horne. In 1961 he moved again to New York City and enrolled at the Manhattan School of Music, graduating with a bachelor's in music in 1966. Following this, he worked with Al Cohn, Benny Goodman, Jim Hall, Morgana King, Lee Konitz, Peggy Lee, Liza Minnelli, George Mraz, Mark Murphy, the National Jazz Ensemble, Ken Peplowski, Tom Pierson, Zoot Sims, Carol Sloane, and Warren Vache. He was also a pianist in the Broadway production of Cats from 1982 to 2000. After this he moved to France, where he remained until his death on 3 May 2015 in Aix-en-Provence.
Events
Source Notes
Sy Scholfield provided birth certificate from Indiana archives.
Categories
- Personal : Death : Long life more than 80 yrs (Age 82)
- Vocation : Entertain/Music : Instrumentalist (Pianist)
- Vocation : Entertain/Music : Jazz
