ArtistInfo

Leonard Feather

p, 1914-1994 GB, London
Musician / Composer / Producer of Jazz
A.k.a. Leonard Geoffrey Feather Jelly Roll Lipschitz

British-born jazz pianist, composer, & producer, Feather for a long time was the most widely read & influential writer on jazz.. The father of Lorraine Feather, he wrote The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz with Ira Gitler, was co-editor for the Metronome magazine, associate editor for Down Beat magazine & chief jazz critic for the Los Angeles Times until his death. 13 September 1914, London, England - 22 September 1994, Sherman Oaks, Ca., USA

Instruments

• Piano
• Vibraphone
• Violoncello

Genres

• Jazz
• Blues
• Pop

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