Mario Pavone | |
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![]() Mario Pavone performing at the Lily Pad, Inman Square, Cambridge Mass. May 12, 2018 | |
Background information | |
Born | Waterbury, Connecticut | November 11, 1940
Died | May 15, 2021 Madeira Beach, Florida | (aged 80)
Genres | Jazz |
Occupation | Musician |
Instrument | Double bass |
Years active | 1960s–2021 |
Labels | Knitting Factory |
Website | mariopavone |
Mario Pavone (November 11, 1940 – May 15, 2021) was an American jazz bassist, composer and bandleader. Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead offers that Pavone was not only "great bass player [but also a] big-hearted mensch."[1]