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The Granoff School of Music is a music school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was founded by Isadore Granoff (1902 - 2000), a Ukrainian immigrant.

Alumni of Granoff include Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Fortune, McCoy Tyner and John Coltrane. Some of his students later became well-known classical, jazz, swing, big band and Latin musicians.

References

  1. Bird, Christiane (2001). Da Capo Jazz and Blues Lover's Guide to the U. S. New York: Da Capo Press. p. 188. ISBN 0-306-81034-4.
  2. Chuck Koton (2008). "Sonny Fortune: Thank God For That Day Job". All About Jazz. Retrieved 29 July 2008.
  3. Philip Sprake (2000). "McCoy Tyner with Stanley Clarke and Al Foster —piano trio in the spirit of Coltrane". WSWS.org. Retrieved July 29, 2008.
  4. John Fordham (2005-04-30). "Percy Heath". The Guardian. London. Retrieved July 29, 2008.

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