Dennis Sandole
Encyclopedia
Dennis Sandole 1913-2000, was a jazz guitarist, composer and music educator from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
. As a music educator and performer he left his fingerprint on music history. His students most notably included John Coltrane
and Pat Martino
, as well as lesser-known musicians such as Rufus Harley
, Bob deVos
and Frank Gerrard.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...
. As a music educator and performer he left his fingerprint on music history. His students most notably included John Coltrane
John Coltrane
John William Coltrane was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. Working in the bebop and hard bop idioms early in his career, Coltrane helped pioneer the use of modes in jazz and later was at the forefront of free jazz...
and Pat Martino
Pat Martino
Pat Martino is an Italian-American jazz guitarist and composer within the post bop, fusion, mainstream jazz, soul jazz and hard bop idioms.-Biography:...
, as well as lesser-known musicians such as Rufus Harley
Rufus Harley
Rufus Harley, Jr. was an American jazz musician of mixed Cherokee and African ancestry, known primarily as the first jazz musician to adopt the Scottish great Highland bagpipe as his primary instrument.-Biography:Although born near Raleigh, North Carolina, at an early age Harley moved with...
, Bob deVos
Bob deVos
Bob deVos is an American jazz guitarist whose playing style is similar to that of Kenny Burrell and Wes Montgomery. He is most noted for his work with organist Richard Holmes.-Biography:...
and Frank Gerrard.