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- Birth nameDan Michael Morgenstern
- Dan Morgenstern was born on October 24, 1929 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. He was a writer, known for American Masters (1985), Prohibition, une expérience américaine (2011) and Lady Day: The Many Faces of Billie Holiday (1990). He was married to Elsa Schochet. He died on September 7, 2024 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
- SpouseElsa Schochet(1974 - September 7, 2024) (his death, 2 children)
- Director of the Institute of Jazz Studies at Rutgers University-Newark from 1976 to 2011.
- His incisive liner-note essays won eight Grammy Awards.
- Received three Deems Taylor Awards for excellence in music writing from the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers.
- Was named a National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master in 2007.
- Was the first editor for Jazz magazine (later Jazz & Pop).
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