Vivien Garry
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Vivien Garry was a jazz
bassist
. She led the Vivien Garry Quintet (which, on at least one date, included Edna Williams of the International Sweethearts of Rhythm
on trumpet and Ginger Smock
on violin) and the Vivien Garry Trio (which included her husband, Arv Garrison
, on guitar and Wini Beatty on piano).
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
bassist
Double bass
The double bass, also called the string bass, upright bass, standup bass or contrabass, is the largest and lowest-pitched bowed string instrument in the modern symphony orchestra, with strings usually tuned to E1, A1, D2 and G2...
. She led the Vivien Garry Quintet (which, on at least one date, included Edna Williams of the International Sweethearts of Rhythm
International Sweethearts of Rhythm
The International Sweethearts of Rhythm was the first integrated all women's band in the United States. During the 1940s the band featured some of the best female musicians of the day...
on trumpet and Ginger Smock
Ginger Smock
Ginger Smock was a versatile violinist, orchestra leader, and local Los Angeles television personality. She is perhaps best known from her recordings with the Vivien Garry Quintet, though other recordings have surfaced recently...
on violin) and the Vivien Garry Trio (which included her husband, Arv Garrison
Arv Garrison
Arvin Charles "Arv" Garrison was an American jazz guitarist.Garrison taught himself ukelele at age nine and played guitar for dances and local functions from age twelve. He led his own band at a hotel in Albany, New York, in 1941...
, on guitar and Wini Beatty on piano).