Jazz musician Allan Ganley, 77
Posted: Monday, April 7th, 2008 11:41 pmBritish jazz drummer, composer and band leader who was always in demand to accompany the great musicians of Britain and the US
With his easy grin, outgoing personality and generous encouragement of his fellow musicians, Allan Ganley was one of the most likeable and admired musicians in British jazz, as well as being one of its most distinguished drummers, composers and bandleaders.
The list of stellar musicians for whom he had played is long, and when such luminaries as Blossom Dearie, Dizzy Gillespie, Peggy Lee or Stephane Grappelli came to these shores, more often than not it was Ganley who accompanied them. …
Allan Ganley, jazz drummer, composer and bandleader, was born on March 11, 1931. He died of complications after heart surgery on March 29, 2008, aged 77 … Read full obituary
