Marky Markowitz

Irvin "Marky" Markowitz (December 11, 1923 - November 18, 1986) was an American jazz trumpeter.

Markowitz played early in his career in a number of big bands, including those of Charlie Spivak (1941-42), Jimmy Dorsey, Boyd Raeburn, and Woody Herman (1946). He played in Buddy Rich's orchestra in 1946-47, then returned to service under Herman in 1947-48. He worked primarily as a studio musician in the 1950s, and his later appearances include work with Gene Krupa (1958), Herman and Lee Konitz (1959), Ralph Burns, George Russell, Al Cohn (1962), Paul Desmond (1969), and Bill Evans (1974). He led only one recording session, for the Famous Door label in 1976.

References

• Feather, Leonard. The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz. 1960. pp 322.
• Yanow, Scott. Trumpet Kings. 2001. pp. 243.
• Yanow, Scott. Irwin "Marky" Markowitz at Allmusic.

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Name	Markowitz, Marky
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Date of birth	December 11, 1923
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Date of death	November 18, 1986
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