p, 1893-1962 GR, Valenciennes
Musician of Jazz and Pop
American jazz bandleader. Born probably in France but possibly in Greece, his mother Angela Goldkette, was a circus peformer from Denmark, his father unknown. Spending his childhood in Greece and Russia, where as a child prodigy he studied piano at The Moscow Conservatory. His family moved to America in 1911. Goldkette leased a ballroom in Detroit and his band Jean Goldkette And His Orchestra had great success, helping him forge a business empire acting as an agency for twenty orchestras & owning many dance halls. Born : March 18, 1899 in Valenciennes, France. Died : March 24, 1962 in Santa Barbara, California.
Jean Goldkette And His Orchestra |
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Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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Jean Goldkette Bands 1924-1929 | Jean Goldkette | 2003 | Compil. |
The Greatest Recordings Of The Big Band Era | Les Brown / Jean Goldkette / Richard Himber | 1985 | Compil. |
Jean Goldkette And His Orchestra Jazz and Pop |
Jean Goldkette's Orchestra |