Elliot Lawrence Musical artist

Elliot Lawrence (born Elliott Lawrence Broza, February 14, 1925) is an American jazz pianist and bandleader.Son of the broadcaster Stan Lee Broza, Lawrence led his first dance band at age 20, but he played swing at the time its heyday was coming to a close. He recorded copiously as a bandleader for Columbia, Decca, King, Fantasy, Vik, and SESAC between 1946 and 1960. Lawrence is currently music director for the Tony awards show.

Personal facts

Elliot Lawrence
Birth dateFebruary 14, 1925
Hometown
Philadelphia
United States

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Musical artist

Career started1940
associated musical artist
Gerry Mulligan
Johnny Mandel
Mary Osborne
Red Rodney
Gower Champion
Tyree Glenn
BackgroundNon vocal instrumentalist
genre
Jazz
Film
Big band
Swing music
instrument
Bandleader
record label
Fantasy Records
Columbia Records
Decca Records
King Records (United States)
Sesac Records
Vik Records

Elliot Lawrence on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.gerrymulligan.info/news_june2005.html