Johnny Griffin

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Acting

From Wikipedia: John Arnold Griffin III (April 24, 1928 – July 25, 2008) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. Nicknamed "the Little Giant" for his short stature and forceful playing, Griffin began his career in the mid-1940s and continued until the month of his death. A pioneering figure in hard bop, Griffin recorded prolifically as a bandleader in addition to stints with the pianist Thelonious Monk and the drummer Art Blakey, in partnership with his fellow tenor Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, and as a member of the Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band after he moved to Europe in the 1960s. In 1995, Griffin was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Music from Berklee College of Music.

Filmography

• Between a Smile and a Tear (2005)
• One Night with Blue Note (2004)
• Blue Note - A Story of Modern Jazz (1997)
• Spoiled Children (1977)
• Jazz Is Our Religion (1972)
• Notes for a Film on Jazz (1965)