Sam Falzone

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Salvatore J. "Sam" Falzone (born December 20, 1933 in Buffalo , New York ; † September 22, 2013 in Getzville , New York) was an American jazz musician ( soprano , alto and tenor saxophone , clarinet , bass clarinet ), Music pedagogue and university teacher. According to JazzTimes , he was best known for his membership in Don Ellis' orchestra .

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Falzone performed in the Air Force Band in Washington, DC in the 1950s . After earning a first degree in music education from Fredonia State College, he first taught in the Buffalo area before moving to California, where he worked with band leaders such as Benny Goodman , Lionel Hampton and Buddy Rich . As a studio musician, he has also appeared on Steppenwolf albums and on film music recordings , including The French Connection (1971). From 1968 he played with Don Ellis and worked on his albums such as Autumn (1968), Live at Fillmore (1970), Tears of Joy(1971) or Soaring ( MPS , 1973) with. At Ellis he also acted as the orchestra's road manager , composing and arranging ("Get It Together", "Put It Where You Want It", "Go Back Home"). In the 1970s, Falzone taught music at Buffalo State University and ran the Buffalo Jazz Workshop . In 1984 he obtained his master’s degree, from then on worked as a university professor and led the jazz ensemble and jazz improvisation classes at the university. He also taught at public schools in Buffalo. In 1982 he founded the event series The Buffalo News Jazz at the Albright-Knox ; In 1988 he presented his only album under his own name, The Music of Sam Falzone - A Family "Sweet" . According to Tom Lord , he was involved in ten recording sessions between 1968 and 1976. He also recorded with Kofi Wilmot, for whom he also arranged, and played in the Joe Baudo Big Band and the Don Ellis Alumni Band led by Milcho Leviev , which appeared in Whiskey a Go Go in 2005 and at the Swing into Spring Festival in 2007 .

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  1. ↑ a b c Obituary in JazzTimes
  2. ↑ Tom Lord Jazz Discography
  3. ↑ Tom Lord: The Jazz Discography (online, accessed October 8, 2013)
  4. ^ Buffalo Music Awards
  5. ↑ Don Ellis Alumni Band: Reunion Gig
  6. ↑ Don Ellis Alumni Band: 2nd Reunion Gig
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SURNAME Falzone, Sam
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Falzone, Salvatore J.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American jazz musician
DATE OF BIRTH December 20, 1933
PLACE OF BIRTH Buffalo
DATE OF DEATH 22nd September 2013
Place of death Getzville