George Triffon

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George L. Triffon ( July 2, 1933 - August 7, 2007 ) was an American jazz musician ( trumpet ).

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George Triffon was in the early 1950s lead trumpeter with Tito Puente , whose band performed in Miami Beach; he also toured with the Count Basie Orchestra . In New York City he had an engagement at the Copacabana nightclub ; there he accompanied stars like Peggy Lee , Paul Anka , Tony Bennett , Nat King Cole and Pearl Bailey . He was also employed as a studio musician on the Merv Griffin Show and appeared on numerous Broadway shows. Triffon's first recordings were made when he was a member of the Benny Goodman Orchestra in 1961/62 . With the Goodman Band, Charlie Barnet and the Duke Ellington Orchestra , he also performed at the Club Basin Street East . He also toured with Les Brown and Lionel Hampton ; In 1969/70 he worked on Bill Evans ' album From Left to Right . In the 1970s he worked in Bill Watrous ' big band, heard on Columbia albums Manhattan Wildlife Refugee (1974) and The Tiger of San Pedro . In the field of jazz he was involved in eight recording sessions between 1961 and 1975; also with Sam Cooke (1954) and his wife, the singer Sandy Stewart (1994) In the same year he accompanied Stewart (together with their sons Tom and Bill Charlap ) at an appearance in the New York event series Jazz in July .

By 1980 he ran a restaurant in the Hamptons with his wife; in later years Triffon was a lifeguard at Jacob Riis Park and Delray Beach; at the age of 54 he won eight gold medals in his age group. At the age of 66 he earned his bachelor's degree from the John Jay College of Criminal Justice with distinction ( summa cum laude ) .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b George Triffon Obituary. Local 802, October 5, 2007, accessed July 12, 2018 .
  2. ↑ Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed July 12, 2018)
  3. ↑ New York Magazine August 1, 1994
  4. ^ The Hamptons Guidebook, ed. by James I. Masters. Blue Claw Press, 1980
personal data
SURNAME Triffon, George
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Triffon, George L.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American jazz musician
DATE OF BIRTH July 2, 1933
DATE OF DEATH August 7, 2007