Buddy DeFranco

Buddy DeFranco
Buddy DeFranco
	DeFranco in New York, 1947
Background information
Birth name	Boniface Ferdinand Leonard DeFranco
Born	February 17, 1923; Camden, New Jersey, U.S.
Died	December 24, 2014 (aged 91); Panama City, Florida, U.S.
Genres	Jazz, bebop, post-bop;
Occupation(s)	Musician
Instrument(s)	Clarinet, bass clarinet;
Years active	1940s–2014
Labels	Norgran, Verve, Mercury, Concord Jazz, Arbors, Pablo
Website	www.buddydefranco.com

Boniface Ferdinand Leonard "Buddy" DeFranco (February 17, 1923 – December 24, 2014)^[1] was an Italian-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.

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