Aleksandr Varlamov (composer, born 1904) explained

Alexander Varlamov
Native Name:Александр Варламов
Native Name Lang:rus
Birth Name:Alexander Vladimirovich Varlamov
Birth Date:19 June 1904
Birth Place:Simbirsk, Ulyanovskye
Death Date:20 August 1990
Death Place:Moscow, USSR
Nationality:Russian
Occupation:Composer
Party:Communist Party of the Soviet Union
Spouse:Emma Vind (1931-43), Kseniya Zagarrinskaya (1956-1990)
Mother:Maria Malinovskaya
Honours:Honored Artist of the RSFSR (1979)

Alexander Vladimirovich Varlamov (; 19 June 1904 – 20 August 1990) was a Russian Soviet jazz composer and arranger. He was also the conductor of the jazz orchestra with the All-Union Radio Committee, along with being a singer and the leader of the leading Jazz orchestras in the Soviet Union, called the State Jazz Orchestra of the USSR. Additionally, he is accredited with founding the first ever, Soviet group of musician-improvisers called "The Seven" [Семерка].[1] He played an instrumental role in popularizing jazz music in Russia during the 1930s and amassed a huge corpus of works during his lifetime, up to 400 compositions include pieces for variety orchestra, songs, and music for films and cartoons. He was the great-grandson of Alexander Egorovich Varlamov.[2] He was awarded the title of Honored Artist of the RSFSR in 1979.[3]

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  1. Web site: Исполнитель: Александр Варламов.. любители музыки психо-прог-арт-этно-блюз-рок VK. 2021-07-21. vk.com. en.
  2. http://patefon.knet.ru/kdf/varlamov.html Biography of Alexander Varlamov
  3. Web site: Biography. Composer, arranger, singer and conductor Varlamov Alexander Vladimirovich: biography, creativity and interesting facts Biography and career of ae varlamov. 2021-07-21. thestrip.ru.