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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...