Danish jazz violinist Svend Asmussen who played with legends Fats Waller, Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman and Toots Thielemans, has died.
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Texas Tornado remembers Sebastian Campesi
“He opened the door to my musical career, and I will always be grateful for that,” said Durawa, who attended Edgewood High School , where Campesi was musical director from 1958 to 1961. In 1995, Durawa returned the favor by lining up professional musicians, a recording engineer and a mobile recording unit for a session at Campesi’s near-North Side home to cut an album.