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Mario Pavone, performing during the What Is Jazz? festival in New York on June 12, 1994. Jack Vartoogian/Getty Images/Getty Images hide caption

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Mario Pavone, Hard-Hitting Bassist And Respected East-Coast Educator, Dead At 80

May 19, 2021 • The Connecticut-born bassist was known both for his attack on the fingerboard and the decades he spent nurturing the next generation of players.

Mario Pavone And Orange Double Tenor On JazzSet

Mario Pavone performs at the 2010 Litchfield Jazz Festival. Courtesy of Litchfield hide caption

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Mario Pavone And Orange Double Tenor On JazzSet

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November 11, 2010 • A bassist and composer, Pavone fell under John Coltrane's spell 45 years ago. Now, for Pavone's 70th birthday, he presents his Arc Suite in concert, a Chamber Music America commission with support from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation.

Mario Pavone And Orange Double Tenor On JazzSet

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