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Bassist Dennis Irwin was a fixture of New York City jazz for over three decades, playing on more than 500 LPs including sessions headlined by Art Blakey, John Scofield and Joe Lovano. Born in Birmingham, Alabama on November 28, 1951, Irwin grew up in Atlanta and Knoxville--his older brothers were jazz buffs, and with their encouragement he began playing clarinet. In the mid-1960s the ...more


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