The New American Orchestra

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The New American Orchestra, later known as the American Jazz Philharmonic, was an orchestra founded by composer Jack Elliott (Irwin Elliott Zucker August 6, 1927 – August 18, 2001) - an American television and film composer, conductor, music arranger, television producer. Life and career Born in Hartford, CT and was of Romanian Jewish descent, Elliott graduated from the Hartt School of Music and worked as a jazz pianist in New York and Paris in the 1950s. He continued his post-graduate studies in composition with Arnold Franchetti, Isadore Freed, Bohuslav Martinů, and Lukas Foss, but it was Judy Garland who brought Elliott to California to become an arranger for her television show. He then continued his run in television as music director for Andy Williams' long-running series and later produced and conducted the NBC television special Live From Studio 8H: 100 Years of America's Popular Music. He also wrote themes for television shows Night Court, and co-wrote the themes to Barney Miller and Charlie's Angels with Allyn Ferguson. He is listed in New Grove's Dictionary of American Music and was awarded an honorary doctorate from his alma mater, the University of Hartford's Hartt School of Music. In addition to co-founding and being the music director of The New American Orchestra and later the American Jazz Philharmonic, Elliott was also the creator of the Henry Mancini Institute. The original name of the Orchestra was "The Big O" and was the largest jazz orchestra of it

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