Frank Traynor

Frank Traynor Frank Traynor Musical artist For the Irish Olympic boxer, see Frank Traynor (boxer). Frank Traynor (8 August 1927 – 22 February 1985) was an Australian jazz musician, trombonist and entrepreneur based in Melbourne. He led Australia’s longest continuously running jazz band, the Jazz Preachers, from 1956 until his death in 1985.[1] He founded the Melbourne Jazz Club in 1958. He founded and ran Frank Traynor's Folk and Jazz Club (1963–75), which played a central role in the Australian folk revival.[2] The club featured performers including Martyn Wyndham-Read, Danny Spooner, Brian Mooney, David Lumsden, Trevor Lucas and Margret RoadKnight.[3] Quick facts Born, Died ... Frank Traynor Born Thomas Francis Traynor (1927-08-08)8 August 1927 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Died 22 February…

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