Arthur Arshawsky (23 May 1910 – 30 December 2004), better known as Artie Shaw, was an accomplished jazzclarinetist, composer, bandleader, and writer. He was born in New York City, United States, and began learning the saxophone when he was 15 and, by age 16, had begun to tour with a band. He returned to New York and became a session musician. During the Swing Era, his big bandwas very popular with hits like "Begin the Beguine", "Stardust", and "Frenesi". Shaw was know for being an innovator in the big band idiom, at the time using unusual instrumentation.
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