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George Irish

American jazz saxophonist and clarinetist, born 1910 in Panama, died 24 November 1959 in Boston, Massachusetts Irish was raised in Boston, played in [a=Blanche Calloway]'s orchestra summer 1938, joined joined [a=Teddy Wilson] 1939, with [a=Benny Carter] 1940-1941, then with [a=Fletcher Henderson] 1941-1942. Briefly with [a=Don Redman] 1943,then formed own band. Moved back to Boston to teach at the Academy of Music in Arlington, a position he held until his death.