[PAR] [TLE] Bob Acri [SEP] Robert R. "Bob" Acri (October 1, 1918 – July 25, 2013) was an American Jazz pianist.  Bob graduated from Austin High School in Chicago.  While at Austin High, he began his career at the NBC Orchestra on the Dave Garroway Radio Show.  He was a classically trained pianist, studying with Rudolph Ganz and Fred Euing.  He also studied composition with Dr. Karel Jirak and Bill Russo.  During his career he played in the radio orchestras of NBC and ABC, as well as in the House Band of the Chicago nightclub Mister Kelly's.  He toured with Harry James and accompanied Lena Horne, Mike Douglas, Ella Fitzgerald, Barbra Streisand, Buddy Rich, and Woody Herman.  He earned his Bachelor's of Music and Master's of Music degree from Roosevelt University when he was in his late 70s.  He ended his career as the leader of the house band at the Cantina Room of the Continental Plaza Hotel. [PAR] [TLE] Harry James [SEP] Harry Haag James (March 15, 1916 – July 5, 1983) was an American musician who is best known as a trumpet playing band leader who led a big band from 1939 to 1946.  He broke up his band for a short period in 1947 but shortly after he re-organized and was active again with his band from then until his death in 1983.  He was especially known among musicians for his astonishing technical proficiency as well as his superior tone, and was extremely influential on up and coming trumpet players from the late 1930s into the 1940s.  He was also an actor in a number of motion pictures that usually featured his bands in some way.
[PAR] [TLE] Bob Acri [ SEP ] Robert R. " Bob " Acri ( October 1 , 1918 – July 25 , 2013 ) was an American Jazz pianist . Bob graduated from Austin High School in Chicago . While at Austin High , he began his career at the NBC Orchestra on the Dave Garroway Radio Show . He was a classically trained pianist , studying with Rudolph Ganz and Fred Euing . He also studied composition with Dr. Karel Jirak and Bill Russo . During his career he played in the radio orchestras of NBC and ABC , as well as in the House Band of the Chicago nightclub Mister Kelly 's . He toured with Harry James and accompanied Lena Horne , Mike Douglas , Ella Fitzgerald , Barbra Streisand , Buddy Rich , and Woody Herman . He earned his Bachelor 's of Music and Master 's of Music degree from Roosevelt University when he was in his late 70s . He ended his career as the leader of the house band at the Cantina Room of the Continental Plaza Hotel . [PAR] [TLE] Harry James [ SEP ] Harry Haag James ( March 15 , 1916 – July 5 , 1983 ) was an American musician who is best known as a trumpet playing band leader who led a big band from 1939 to 1946 . He broke up his band for a short period in 1947 but shortly after he re - organized and was active again with his band from then until his death in 1983 . He was especially known among musicians for his astonishing technical proficiency as well as his superior tone , and was extremely influential on up and coming trumpet players from the late 1930s into the 1940s . He was also an actor in a number of motion pictures that usually featured his bands in some way .
What American Jazz pianist toured with an American musician who is best known as a trumpet playing band leader who led a big band from 1939 to 1946 and ended his career as the leader of the house band at the Cantina Room of the Continental Plaza Hotel?
What American Jazz pianist toured with an American musician who is best known as a trumpet playing band leader who led a big band from 1939 to 1946 and ended his career as the leader of the house band at the Cantina Room of the Continental Plaza Hotel ?
Robert R. "Bob" Acri
Robert R. "Bob" Acri