John Oddo

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John Oddo (* 1953 ; † April 2, 2019 ) was an American jazz musician ( piano , keyboard , synthesizer , arrangement , composition ).

Live and act

Oddo studied at California State University , with whose ensemble the first recordings were made in 1978; he then obtained a Masters in Jazz Studies from the Eastman School of Music . In the early 1980s he worked as a musician and composer with Woody Herman and His Orchestra , appearing on albums such as Live at Concord Jazz Festival (1981). From 1983 Oddo worked for 18 years mainly as a musician, arranger and musical director for Rosemary Clooney ; He also played with Ed Bickert , Michael Feinstein and Gary Foster , as well as Tony Bennett , Ray Charles , Joe Williams , Stan Getz , Bob Hope , Maureen McGovern , John Pizzarelli , Diane Schuur , Toni Tennille and Linda Ronstadt in the 2000s with the singer Linda Eder.

In the field of jazz, Oddo was involved in 33 recording sessions between 1978 and 2014. As a musical director, arranger and pianist, Oddo has also worked with Debby Boone , Christine Ebersole , Melissa Errico , Barbara Cook , Cheyenne Jackson , Maureen McGovern , David Hyde Pierce and James Naughton ; in other projects he worked as a composer and performer for the stationery program Showtime Our Town , directed by James Naughton, a. a. with Paul Newman , as well as conductor, pianist and arranger of the NBC special Scott Hamilton & Friends . He also appeared for four presidents in the White House.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Music director and arranger John Oddo dies. Broadway World, April 5, 2019, accessed April 27, 2019 .
  2. ↑ Information from Linda Eder ( Memento of the original dated March 11, 2018 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / linda.agilesite.com
  3. ↑ Tom Lord The Jazz Discography (online, accessed March 2, 2018)
personal data
SURNAME Oddo, John
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American jazz musician
DATE OF BIRTH 1953
DATE OF DEATH 2nd April 2019