John Young

Pianist, Musical Artist

1922 –

40

Who is John Young?

John Merritt Young was an American jazz pianist. Young played with Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald, Dexter Gordon, and many others. He recorded with his own trio in the 1950s and 1960s, and was a sideman for Von Freeman, Gene Ammons and others. He remained active in the Chicago jazz scene until a few years before his death.

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Born
Mar 16, 1922
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Died
May 7, 2024

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on July 23, 2013

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