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Don Edward Fagenson (born September 13, 1952), known professionally as Don Was (/ w ʌ z /), is an American musician, record producer, music director, film composer, documentary filmmaker and radio host. Since 2011, he has also served as president of the American jazz label Blue Note Records.
Made up of stellar jazz musicians from his Detroit hometown, The Pan-Detroit Ensemble will perform a mix of new originals, interpretations of songs written by artists like Yusef Lateef, Olu Dara, and Henry Threadgill, and of course updated cuts from albums that Don recorded with Orquestra Was and Was (Not Was).
May 21, 2024 · The legendary producer brings his new group, Don Was & the Pan-Detroit Ensemble, to Orchestra Hall on Friday.
Don Was. One of America’s most prolific and successful pop and rock producers; also an occasional recording artist. Read Full Biography. STREAM OR BUY: Active. 1970s - 2020s. Born. September 13, 1952 in Detroit, MI. Genre.
Apr 9, 2024 · Don Was – the veteran, multi-Grammy-winning musician/producer and current president of Blue Note Records – is one of those virtual Renaissance men who always seems to have many pots a stirring. Over time, he has been a bassist, record producer, music director, film composer, documentary film maker and radio host. And 2024 promises to be no less busy for him.
May 15, 2024 · Don Was is a musical savant. At age 71, he has spent the last half-century immersed in an art form that has given him as much as he’s given it. Was came of age in a suburb of Detroit during...
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May 2, 2019 · Don Was is a music lover. Looking at his extensive discography as a record producer and musician, one is struck by the variety of artists he's worked with: from Iggy Pop to the B-52's, from Roy Orbison to Elton John, with over half a dozen stops along the way as producer for a little band called the Rolling Stones.