Sir John Dankworth

E181763
British jazz musician English person bandleader composer human jazz musician saxophonist

Sir John Dankworth was a renowned English jazz saxophonist, composer, and bandleader, celebrated as one of the leading figures in British jazz.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British jazz musician ⓘ
English person ⓘ
bandleader ⓘ
composer ⓘ
human ⓘ
jazz musician ⓘ
saxophonist ⓘ
activeYearsEnd 2010 ⓘ
activeYearsStart 1940s ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Johnny Dankworth ⓘ
awardReceived Commander of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ
Order of the British Empire ⓘ
knighthood ⓘ
birthName Johnny Dankworth ⓘ
surface form: John Philip William Dankworth
causeOfDeath heart failure ⓘ
child Jacqui Dankworth ⓘ
coFounded The Stables theatre, Wavendon ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1927-09-20 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 2010-02-06 ⓘ
dateOfKnighthood 2006 ⓘ
educatedAt Royal Academy of Music ⓘ
founded The Dankworth Seven ⓘ
The Johnny Dankworth Orchestra ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
genre jazz ⓘ
influenced British jazz scene ⓘ
instrument alto saxophone ⓘ
clarinet ⓘ
marriageStart 1958 ⓘ
militaryBranch Royal Army Service Corps ⓘ
notableCollaboration Clark Terry ⓘ
Dame Cleo Laine ⓘ
surface form: Cleo Laine

Peter Cook ⓘ
surface form: Dudley Moore

Tubby Hayes ⓘ
notableWork album "Shakespeare and All That Jazz" ⓘ
album "What the Dickens!" ⓘ
music for TV series "The Avengers" ⓘ
music for film "Saturday Night and Sunday Morning" ⓘ
occupation bandleader ⓘ
composer ⓘ
musician ⓘ
placeOfBirth Woodford, Essex, England ⓘ
placeOfDeath London, England ⓘ
positionHeld chairman of the Musicians' Union (UK) ⓘ
governor of the Royal Academy of Music ⓘ
residence Wavendon, Buckinghamshire, England ⓘ
servedIn British Army ⓘ
spouse Dame Cleo Laine ⓘ

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Chigwell School → hasAlumnus → Sir John Dankworth ⓘ