 Tommy Whittle playing at a jazz club circa 1990 Image by Mountainwalker, via Wikimedia Commons. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 |
Tommy Whittle QuartetTommy Whittle Tommy Whittle British jazz saxophonist (1926–2013) Tommy Whittle (13 October 1926 – 13 October 2013)[1][2][3][4] was a British jazz saxophonist. Quick facts Background information, Born ... Tommy Whittle Tommy Whittle playing at a jazz club circa 1990 Background information Born (1926-10-13)13 October 1926 Grangemouth, Scotland Died 13 October 2013(2013-10-13) (aged 87) Spain Genres Jazz Occupation Musician Instrument Saxophone Close Biography Tommy Whittle (second from right) after a concert at the Magnum's Jazz Club in Málaga (Spain) with his band in 1998 Tommy Whittle was born in Grangemouth, Scotland. He started playing clarinet at the age of 12 before taking up tenor saxophone at 13, guided by Alan Davie.[5] He moved to Chatham, Kent, at 16 and in 1943… (Source: Wikipedia)
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