Skip navigation.
Home

music educators

Boleslav Yavorsky

1877 births | 1942 deaths | music educators | russian classical pianists | russian music theorists


Boleslav Leopoldovich Yavorsky (1877 – 1942) was a Russian musicologist, music teacher, administrator and pianist.

Through his teachings and editorial positions he heavily influenced the Soviet music theory.Damschroder, Music Theory from Zarlino to Schenker: A Bibliography and Guide, p.386 However, outside Soviet circles, he has had little impact.

Andy McGhee

american jazz musicians | music educators


(Andrew) Andy McGhee (b. November 3, 1927, Wilmington, North Carolina) is a tenor saxophonist and educator.

Andy McGhee graduated from New England Conservatory in 1949 and worked for a short time with trumpeter Roy Eldridge and local Boston musician Fat Man Robinson. From 1957 to 1963 McGhee worked in Lionel Hampton's band, touring the United States, Europe, and the Far East. His composition, McGhee, can be found on the recording, The Many Sides of Lionel Hampton. McGhee worked with Woddy Herman from 1963 to 1966.McGhee, Andy entry, The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz, Edited by Barry Kernfeld, St. Martin's Press, New York, 1988

XML feed