Johnny Guarnieri
Pianist
Jazz and stride artist known for working with Benny Goodman and Artie Shaw's big bands in the late 1930s and early 1940s.
He was a sideman during the 1940s, working with such musicians as Charlie Kennedy, Ike Quebec, and Ben Webster.
He was in the middle of a performance with trumpeter Dick Sudhalter when he died.
His personal life was overshadowed by his professional accomplishments.
He became known for incorporating the classical works of Beethoven and Domenico Scarlatti into his jazz.