LC control no. | n 88615937 |
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Descriptive conventions | rda |
Personal name heading | Peress, Maurice |
Birth date | 1930-03-18 |
Death date | 2017-12-31 |
Place of birth | Manhattan (New York, N.Y.) |
Place of death | Manhattan (New York, N.Y.) |
Field of activity | Jazz |
Profession or occupation | Conductors (Music) Jazz musicians |
Found in | The Birth of Rhapsody in blue [SR] p1987: label (Maurice Peress, conductor) Int. ww in mus., 17th ed. (Peress, Maurice; b. Mar. 18, 1930, New York; conductor, trumpeter) New York times WWW site, viewed Jan. 4, 2018 (Maurice Peress; b. March 18, 1930, Manhattan; d. there Dec. 31 [2017], aged 87; conductor who worked closely with both Leonard Bernstein and Duke Ellington, and whose twin passions for jazz and classical music were reflected in his penchant for reconstructing important concerts from the past) |