Chris Griffin (musician)
Gordon Claude "Chris" Griffin[1] (October 31, 1915 – June 18, 2005) was an American jazz trumpeter.
Griffin was born in
Griffin and Pee Wee Erwin co-founded a trumpet education school which operated from 1966 to 1970,[2] and toured with Warren Covington in Europe in 1974. He worked with Tex Beneke, Bud Freeman, and Warren Vaché Sr. later in his career. In the 1980s he led an ensemble of his own which included sidemen such as Marty Napoleon, Sonny Igoe, Jane Jarvis, and Major Holley.[3]
Griffin was married to vocalist Helen O'Brien for 60 years until her death in 2000. The couple had four sons, one of whom also died in 2000, and two daughters.[4] He died aged 89 in 2005 of melanoma.[5]
References
- ^ "Obituary" (PDF). International Trumpet Guild. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
- ^ ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
- ^ .
- ^ a b Keepnews, Peter (June 25, 2005). "Chris Griffin, 89, Trumpeter Who Played in Historic Concert, Dies". The New York Times. Retrieved December 12, 2018.
- ^ "Chris Griffin". The Daily Telegraph. July 6, 2005. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
Further reading
- Vaché, Warren W (2005). Sittin' in with Chris Griffin : a reminiscence of radio and recording's golden years. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 081085001X.
- Griffin, Paul (2018). "Tribute To My Father". Griffin House Productions. Retrieved August 8, 2018.
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