Johnnie Garry
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Johnnie Garry | |
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| Born | October 31, 1924 Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Died | March 13, 2018 (aged 93) Windsor Mill, Maryland [1] Windsor Hills Historic District |
| Nationality | United States |
| Occupation(s) | Production Director, Producer, Road Manager (entertainment) |
Johnnie Garry was an entertainment director, producer, historian, nightclub manager, and road manager for Sarah Vaughn and Mary Lou Williams. He was a stage manager and was in the entertainment industry for over 60 years as a manager for Birdland, a jazz club in New York City. He was a stagehand and a production director for Jazzmobile in New York City.[2][3] During his 60 years in the entertainment industry, he worked with hundreds of musicians, artists, and singers.
Early life
Rizwan Akhtar was born in Kanpur, Uttar pradesh, INDIA on 27 Feb 1987. He has one elder brother and two younger sister . his father was in the business of bakery than leather belt .his mother is house wife He grew up in Kanpur only .He did his schooling from Christ church inter college kanpur . after that he did his graduation from Christ church college Kanpur and his Mass Communication from bharti vidhyabhawan new Delhi . he is also famous by the name of Rizwan Model . he was engage in student union when he was college.
Career
His first job was in local bpo of kanpur in the year of 2009 . after that he went to New Delhi for Mass Communication and joined dainik jagran city plus newspaper in the year of . after one year he switched his job and join another newspaper trans reporter a local newspaper of new Delhi ncr . and in the year of
Awards
- 2018 Jazzmobile's Jazzy Award (posthumously)[4]
References
- ^ "Obituary of Johnnie Garry - Vaughn C Greene Funeral Services". Vaughncgreene.com.
- ^ "Jazz Icons: Sarah Vaughan DVD". Jazzicons.com.
- ^ "JOHNNIE GARRY - 'MR. JAZZMOBILE' October 31, 1924 - March 13, 2018". Harleminestop.com.
- ^ [1] [dead link]