SurfWax News Index  |  Track News  |  Save/Exchange Information |  About Us News and Articles on Charlie Barnet Nick Bertocci, jazz clarinet player, bandleader; at 90  Apr 10, 2009 Mr. Bertocci's sister Chiarina used the name Frances Wayne to perform with big bands led by Charlie Barnet and Woody Herman. Pianist Ralph Burns, a Newton native, went on to play with Herman and won Academy Awards for adapting music for the movies "Cabaret" and "All That Jazz.". (Boston Globe) Jazz musician Bud Shank dies in Tucson at 82  Apr 6, 2009 A native of Dayton, Ohio, Shank worked with saxophonist Charlie Barnet in North Carolina before moving to California in the 1940s. There, he played with trumpeter Shorty Rogers and then pianist Stan Kenton. (MSNBC -- Music) Bud Shank, 82; noted flutist, alto sax 'cool jazz' pioneer  Apr 6, 2009 After two years at the University of North Carolina, he moved to Los Angeles in 1946 and worked in bands led by Charlie Barnet, Stan Kenton, and Shorty Rogers. He was among the first US musicians to tour South Africa in the 1950s. (Boston Globe) Back to Music News [ Terms Of Use | Privacy | About ] ©1998-2009 SurfWax, Inc. All rights reserved. Patents pending. Copyright SurfWax, Inc. 2009