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170:(April 24, 1926 – August 10, 2020) founded the Jazz Showcase in 1947 in Chicago, Illinois and was the club's owner until his death in 2020. Born April 24, 1926 in Philadelphia, he grew up listening to
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and many others. For the next ten years he organized live jazz sessions on the school's campus featuring musicians he met working at various local jazz venues.
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