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Also known as William O. Smith

jazz musician and composer from the United States

Person · Open Library

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121

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
US
Active from
1969-08-06
Active to
2003-10-21

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2,315
Total plays
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William Overton Smith (Bill), composer, clarinet; b. Sacramento, California, 1926. Clarinet at 10: theory, harmony at 16. To NYC; studied at Juilliard; later for several years with Darius Milhaud at Mills College in Oakland, California. While at Mills, met fellow-student Dave Brubeck ans formed octet with him. M.A. in music 1952; became teacher at colleges while continuing to play and write all kinds of music including jazz. Won Prix de Rome, later settled in Rome working on Guggenheim grant. <a

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name in native language
Bill Smith
birth name
William Overton Smith
date of birth
1926-09-22
date of death
2020-02-29
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