Alfred J. Gallodoro, at 95; worked with jazz greats
Associated Press
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October 13, 2008
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NEW YORK - Alfred J. Gallodoro, a jazz musician who performed on the saxophone, clarinet, and bass clarinet, has died. He was 95.
Mr. Gallodoro died Saturday at his home in Oneonta in upstate New York, said his grandson Kevin Wood.
Mr. Gallodoro worked with some of the world's greatest conductors, including Arturo Toscanini, Leopold Stokowski, and Leonard Bernstein, according to his website.
The Chicago native began his career at age 13 at a vaudeville house in New Orleans.
He spent about five decades on Long Island before moving to Oneonta in 1981.
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