Joe Pass

Guitarist

Birthday January 13, 1929

Birth Sign Capricorn

Birthplace New Brunswick, NJ

DEATH DATE May 23, 1994 (65)

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About

Sicilian-American jazz guitarist who performed with George Shearing in 1965 and worked as a session musician in Los Angeles.

Before Fame

He was working as a professional musician by age fourteen, playing with people like Charlie Barnet.

Trivia

He recorded six albums with the legendary Ella Fitzgerald.

Family Life

His father was a steel worker who bought him his first guitar and pushed him to practice.

Associated With

He was greatly influenced by jazz forefather Django Reinhardt.