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Michael Cuscuna(1948-2024)

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Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes (2018)
He was a jazz historian and producer who focused on finding and issuing (or reissuing) forgotten sessions and recordings in the archives of Blue Note Records.

He attended the University of Pennsylvania, where he worked at the campus radio station. He graduated with an English degree, and was hired as a disc jockey for a jazz program. He also reviewed bands and albums for DownBeat magazine, Rolling Stone and others.
BornSeptember 20, 1948
DiedApril 20, 2024(75)
BornSeptember 20, 1948
DiedApril 20, 2024(75)
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    • 3 wins & 6 nominations total

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New Stars on Blue Note
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  • 1990
One Night with Blue Note (1985)
One Night with Blue Note
8.6
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  • 1985
Louis Armstrong in Jazz: A Film by Ken Burns (2001)
Jazz: A Film by Ken Burns
8.6
TV Mini Series
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Garland Jeffreys: The King of in Between (2023)
Garland Jeffreys: The King of in Between
9.5
  • Self
  • 2023

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  • Louis Armstrong in Jazz: A Film by Ken Burns (2001)
    Jazz: A Film by Ken Burns
    8.6
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    • 2001

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  • New Stars on Blue Note
    Video
    • musical director
    • 1990

Music Department



  • One Night with Blue Note (1985)
    One Night with Blue Note
    8.6
    Video
    • musical director
    • 1985

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Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes
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Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes

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  • Born
    • September 20, 1948
    • Stamford, Connecticut, USA
  • Died
    • April 20, 2024
    • Stamford, Connecticut, USA(complications from esophageal cancer)
  • Spouse
    • Lisa Podgur? - April 20, 2024 (his death, 2 children)

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