Ziggy Elman
Ziggy Elman · Arts & Literature
Jazz trumpeter of the big-band swing era.
1914, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA — 1968, Los Angeles, California, USA
United States
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Ziggy Elman (born Harry Finkelman) was an American jazz trumpeter of the big-band swing era, celebrated as a soloist in Benny Goodman's orchestra and for his freilach-inflected hit 'And the Angels Sing,' which fused klezmer melody with swing. He was Jewish, born to a Jewish family in Philadelphia. His trumpet style bridged Jewish musical tradition and mainstream American swing.
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Source: IMDb (Jewish Actors list)
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Jazz trumpeter of the big-band swing era.
Source: IMDb (Jewish Actors list)
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