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Allan Zavod OAM (16 October 1945 – 29 November 2016) was an Australian pianist, composer, jazz musician and occasional conductor whose career was mainly in America. [1] [2] Zavod completed a music degree from the Melbourne Conservatorium, University of Melbourne in 1969. His talent as a pianist was recognised by Duke Ellington, who arranged ...
Keyboard wizard Allan Zavod a graduate of Melbourne Conservatorium was discovered by Duke Ellington. He has played with musical greats such as: Glenn Miller Orchestra, Woody Herman Orchestra, Maynard Ferguson Big Band, Cab Calloway, Jean Luc-Ponty and George Benson, culminating in a 1984 world tour with the legendary Frank Zappa
Dec 2, 2016 · Australian jazz-rock and classical keyboard master and composer Allan Zavod passed away on November 28, 2016. Zavod played piano, synthesizers, organ and other keyboards with some of the most iconic jazz-rock artists such as Billy Cobham, Herbie Hancock, Jean Luc-Ponty, George Benson and Frank Zappa.
Dec 1, 2016 · Composer Dr Allan Zavod, who worked with artists including Frank Zappa and Eric Clapton in his career, has died at home aged 71 after being diagnosed with brain cancer last year. Born in Melbourne, Australia, the renowned jazz pianist also worked with Duke Ellington, Jean-Luc Ponty, Cab Calloway, George Benson, James Morrisson and many more ...
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Aug 6, 2019 · Allan Zavod shows why he's played with the who's who of modern music by letting rip a medley of Gershwin tunes on a borrowed keyboard in the ABC Broome studi...
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Pianist and composer Allan Zavod has died at his Melbourne home at the age of 71 after being diagnosed with brain cancer a year ago. Zavod was discovered by jazz legend Duke Ellington who heard ...
Nov 30, 2016 · Allan Zavod, a real keyboard wizard and prolific composer, actually toured with Frank Zappa the whole world in 1984. You can hear him with FZ on various albums “Does Humour Belong In Music ...
