Person Open DS/UK/8585 Scott; Ronnie (28 January 1927-23 December 1996); OBE; English jazz tenor saxophonist, jazz club owner Scott Ronnie 28 January 1927-23 December 1996 English jazz tenor saxophonist, jazz club owner Male Ronald Schatt Aldgate, England (born)

English Musician; Saxophone Businessman; Club White Son of Joseph Schatt (of Russian ancestry and Sylvia. Jewish family Heterosexual Ronnie Scott OBE was an English jazz tenor saxophonist and jazz club owner. He co-founded Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club, one of the UK's most popular jazz clubs, in 1959. Scott began playing in small jazz clubs at the age of 16. His claim to fame was that he was taught to play by "Vera Lynn's father-in-law!". He toured with trumpeter Johnny Claes from 1944 to 1945 and with Ted Heath in 1946. He worked with Ambrose, Cab Kaye, and Tito Burns. He was involved in the short-lived musicians' co-operative Club Eleven band and club (1948–50) with Johnny Dankworth. Scott became an acquaintance of the arranger/composer Tadd Dameron, when the American was working in the UK for Heath, and is reported to have performed with Dameron as the pianist, at one Club Eleven gig. In 1952, Scott joined Jack Parnell's orchestra and from 1953 to 1956 led a nine-piece band and quintet which included Pete King, with whom he later opened his jazz club, Victor Feldman, Hank Shaw, and Phil Seamen. He co-led The Jazz Couriers with Tubby Hayes from 1957 to 1959 and was leader of a quartet that included Stan Tracey (1960–67). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronnie_Scott (2020) International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHdroberts 10/29/2013 Rachael.Fragola 3/1/2022 323b723a-ee30-4437-9644-89e082f322eb