Vivien Garry

Vivien Garry
Vivien Garry
	Teddy Kaye, Vivien Garry, and Arv(in) Charles Garrison c.1947
Background information
Born	1920
Died	December 1, 2008
Occupation(s)	Jazz musician
Instrument(s)	Double bass

Vivien Garry (1920 – December 1, 2008) was a jazz bassist. She led the Vivien Garry Quintet (which, on at least one date, included Edna Williams of the International Sweethearts of Rhythm on trumpet and Ginger Smock on violin) and the Vivien Garry Trio (which included her husband, Arv Garrison, on guitar and Wini Beatty on piano).^[1]

^ Brinkofski, Elizabeth Dodd (2013-07-01). New York City Jazz. Arcadia Publishing. p. 99. ISBN 978-1-4396-4358-7. Vivien Garry led the trio, and her husband, guitarist Arv Garrison managed the group. This was the beginning of women gaining attention as musicians in the genre of jazz.

[1] Brinkofski, Elizabeth Dodd (2013-07-01). New York City Jazz. Arcadia Publishing. p. 99. ISBN 978-1-4396-4358-7. Vivien Garry led the trio, and her husband, guitarist Arv Garrison managed the group. This was the beginning of women gaining attention as musicians in the genre of jazz.

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