Johnny Dankworth & His Orchestra
John ‘Johnny’ Dankworth, CBE – born September 20, 1927 in Woodford, Essex,
England – was a jazz and soundtrack composer, saxophonist, clarinetist, and
educator. He was married to British vocalist, Dame Cleo Laine from 1958 until
his death in 2010. Growing up in a family of musicians, he took violin and piano
lessons, but after hearing the Benny Goodman Quartet at the age of 16, he
settled on the clarinet. He then heard Johnny Hodges, which inspired him to
learn to play the saxophone. Johnny Dankworth began his jazz music career after
studying at the Royal Academy of Music in Lond...
