Buddy DeFranco

Buddy DeFranco Buddy DeFranco American jazz clarinetist (1923–2014) Boniface Ferdinand Leonard "Buddy" DeFranco (February 17, 1923 – December 24, 2014)[1] was an American jazz clarinetist. In addition to his work as a bandleader, DeFranco led the Glenn Miller Orchestra for almost a decade in the 1960s and 1970s. Quick facts Background information, Born ... Buddy DeFranco DeFranco in New York, 1947 Background information Born Boniface Ferdinand Leonard DeFranco (1923-02-17)February 17, 1923 Camden, New Jersey, U.S. Died December 24, 2014(2014-12-24) (aged 91) Panama City, Florida, U.S. Genres Jazz, bebop, post-bop Occupation Musician Instrument(s) Clarinet, bass clarinet Years active 1940s–2014 Labels Norgran, Verve, Mercury, Concord Jazz, Arbors, Pablo, Progressive. Formerly of Glenn Miller Orchestra Website www.buddydefranco.com Close Biography Born in Camden, New…

GENRES: Jazz, Clarinet