George Avakian, jazz producer and scholar, dies at 98

Friday, November 24, 2017

NEW YORK -- George Avakian, a Russian-born jazz scholar and architect of the American music industry who produced essential recordings by Louis Armstrong, Miles Davis and other stars, has died at age 98.

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