Fred Karlin
Frederick James Karlin
1Roles★ 7Average rating
Emerging from Chicago, Karlin refined his trumpet technique in the early 1950s, studied jazz composition with William Russo, and graduated with honors from Amherst College, where his string quartet formed his senior thesis. After relocating to New York in 1958 he arranged for big-band leaders such as Benny Goodman and Harry James, contributed music to documentaries, commercials and a whimsical Pea…
Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources