Porcino, Al
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Variants
- Porcino, Angelo Paul
Additional Information
Birth Date
- 19250514
Death Date
- 20131231
Birth Place
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
Death Place
- Munich (Germany)
Associated Locale
- Munich (Germany)
Gender
- male
Field of Activity
Occupation
- Trumpet player
- Bandleader
- Jazz musician
Additional Related Forms
Exact Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
Closely Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
Sources
- found: Mel Tormé live at the Maisonette [SR] p1975:label (Al Porcino)
- found: Oxford Music Online, Aug. 31, 2010(Al Porcino; American trumpeter, band leader; b. May 14, 1925, New York)
- found: New York times (online), viewed Jan. 9, 2014(in obituary published Jan. 8: Al Porcino; b. Angelo Paul Porcino, May 14, 1925, Brooklyn; moved to Munich after leaving the Thad Jones-Mel Lewis band during a European tour in 1977; d. Dec. 31 [2013], Munich, aged 88; his powerful sound and ability to hit the highest of high notes with ease brought him work as the lead trumpeter in some of the most celebrated big bands in jazz)
Change Notes
- 1991-05-20: new
- 2014-12-15: revised
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