Gordon Goodwin
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American pianist, saxophonist, composer, arranger and conductor
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Gordon L. Goodwin (December 30, 1954 – December 8, 2025) was an American pianist, saxophonist, composer, arranger, and conductor. He was the leader of Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band. He won three Daytime Emmy Awards, four Grammy Awards, and amassed 25 Grammy nominations for his compositions and arrangements. Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band, an 18-piece jazz ensemble, celebrates and personifies the best of the big band tradition with a very contemporary and original sound. <a href="https://www.l
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Gordon
- Family name
- Goodwin
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Wichita
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Occupation
- pianist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- Grammy Awards
- Field of work
- conducting
- Instrument
- saxophone
- Record label
- Telarc International Corporation
- Official website
- www.gordongoodwin.com
- Image
- Gordon-goodwin.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1954-12-30
- name in native language
- Gordon Goodwin
- different from
- Gordon Goodwin
- nominated for
- Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition
- Commons category
- Gordon Goodwin (saxophonists)
- date of death
- 2025-12-08
- manner of death
- natural causes
- cause of death
- pancreatic cancer
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