Marty Paich
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Raised in Oakland, California, Paich took up accordion and piano early, leading wedding bands by ten and arranging with Pete Rugolo at sixteen. After World II service in the U.S. Air Corps, he earned a master’s in composition from the Los Angeles Conservatory, studying with teachers such as Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco and Arnold Schoenberg. He quickly became a sought-after arranger, working for big-…
Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources