Jack Lesberg Net Worth
Jack Lesberg Net Worth is
$1.6 Million
Jack Lesberg Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Jack Lesberg (February 14, 1920 – September 17, 2005) was a jazz double-bassist.He performed with many famous jazz musicians, including Louis Armstrong, Earl Hines, Jack Teagarden, Sarah Vaughan and Benny Goodman, with whom he went on several international tours.Lesberg had the misfortune of playing in the Cocoanut Grove on the night in 1942 when 492 people lost their lives in a fire. His escape was memorialized by fellow bassist Charles Mingus in an unpublished section of Mingus's autobiography "Beneath the Underdog"; this passage was read by rapper Chuck D. on the Mingus tribute album Weird Nightmare. According to Mingus's telling, Lesberg used his double bass to "make a door" inside the club which aided in his escape.Lesberg continued to tour in the 1980s and was interviewed for KCEA radio in 1984 following a performance in Menlo Park, California. During the taped interview Jack spoke of the many bands and performers he worked with and expressed his feelings that he felt blessed to be a musician. | Full Name | Jack Lesberg |
| Date Of Birth | February 14, 1920 |
| Died | 2005-09-17 |
| Place Of Birth | Boston, Massachusetts, USA |
| Profession | Music Department |
| Star Sign | Aquarius |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | Veteran double-bass player with Eddie Condon, Mugspy Spanier, Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman and others, and also Sarah Vaughan's accompanist on her first record. |
| 2 | Survived the 1942 Cocoanut Grove night club fire in Boston, Massachusetts that killed 492 people. |
| 3 | Classical and jazz bassist who played with such luminaries as Eddie Condon, Coleman Hawkins, Benny Goodman, Earl 'Fatha' Hines, Billie Holiday, Tommy Dorsey, Sarah Vaughan, and Louis Armstrong, among others. |
| 4 | Survived the Cocoanut Grove nightclub fire that killed over 490 people in 1942. |
| 5 | Survivor of the Cocoanut Grove nightclub fire, which killed 492 people in Boston in 1942. |
Music Department
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Everyone Says I Love You | 1996 | musician: string bass | |
| Silent Movie | 1976 | musician: bass - uncredited | |
| Funny Girl | 1968 | musician: bass - uncredited |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swing Into Spring! | 1959 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Satchmo the Great | 1957 | Documentary | Himself - Jack Lesberg |
| Floor Show | 1949 | TV Series | Himself |
Known for movies
Everyone Says I Love You (1996)
as Music Department
Satchmo the Great (1957)
as Himself - Jack Lesberg
Funny Girl (1968)
as Music Department
Silent Movie (1976)
as Music Department