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Palmer, Don
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Dates of existence
1939-
History
Don (Donald Charles) Palmer is a saxophonist, flutist, and teacher from Nova Scotia. Born on April 9, 1939 in Sydney, Nova Scotia, he played clarinet in the Royal Canadian Artillery Band in Halifax and attended the Maritime Conservatory from 1956 to 1959. In 1959, he moved to New York where he studied with Lee Konitz and Lennie Tristano, among others. Palmer returned to Sydney as the artist-in-residence at the College of Cape Breton (1975-1977) and became the director of jazz studies at Dalhousie University in 1978. In 1987, he co-founded the Atlantic Jazz Festival with Jo Stern.
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Related entity
Upstream Music Association (1990 -)
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Category of relationship
associative
Dates of relationship
1999–2001
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Co-Artistic Director
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Paul Cram Orchestra ([1985]-)
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associative
Dates of relationship
[ca. 1997]-
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Don Palmer played alto sax, soprano sax, and flute for the reformed Paul Cram Orchestra.
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Benghazi Saxophone Quartet ([ca. 1991] -)
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associative
Dates of relationship
[ca. 1991] -
Description of relationship
Don Palmer played soprano and alto saxophone in the Benghazi Saxophone Quartet.