Jan Savitt Net Worth

Jan Savitt Net Worth is
$850,000

Jan Savitt Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018

Jan Savitt (born Jacob Savetnick; September 4, 1907 – October 4, 1948), known as "The Stokowski of Swing", was an American bandleader, musical arranger, and violinist.Savitt was born in Shumsk, then part of the Russian Empire (now part of Ukraine) and reared in Philadelphia. He evidenced musical ability an early age and began winning conservatory scholarships in the study of the violin. He was offered the position of concert master in Leopold Stokowski's Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra, but turned it down, preferring to continue his studies at Curtis Institute. About a year later, believing himself ready, he joined Stokowski and the association continued for seven years, during which time Savitt gained further laurels as a concert soloist and leader of a string quartet.His band The Top Hatters was formed in 1937 and began touring the following year. Their songs include "720 in the Books", "It's A Wonderful World" and his theme songs "Quaker City Jazz" and "From Out Of Space". Savitt was one of the first of the big band leaders to feature an African American vocalist, George Tunnell ("Bon Bon"). His other vocalists were Carlotta Dale, Allan DeWitt, Joe Martin, and Gloria DeHaven. His band names include Jan Savitt & His Top Hatters, the Jan Savitt String Orchestra and Jan Savitt & His Orchestra. Jan Savitt's Top Hatters included Dorsey, Jack, and Charlotte Kay (Charlotte Dubin Broselow Woodward). In 1938, Jan Savitt & His Top Hatters broadcast from 5-5:30 pm every Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday as the KYW staff orchestra at KYW/NBC in Philadelphia. Saturday's weekly broadcast was one hour, coast-to-coast. The group also played at the Earl Theatre and performed with the Andrews Sisters and The Three Stooges.He got his start in popular music some time later as music director of KYW, Philadelphia, where he evolved the unique "shuffle rhythm" which remained his trademark. Numerous sustaining programs created such a demand for the "shuffle rhythm" that Savitt left KYW to form his own dance crew.Savitt recorded short pieces for the National Broadcasting System's Thesaurus series, probably in the 1940s. These were pieces radio stations used as 'fillers' just prior to network programs, which would begin precisely on the hour or half-hour. Disc 1143 in the Thesaurus catalogue features four selections by the Jan Savitt Orchestra on one side of the 33 1/3 transcription: "The Masquarade is Over I'm Afraid"; "If I Didn't Care"; "Ring Dem Bells", and "Romance Runs in the Family".Shortly before arriving in Sacramento, California, with his orchestra on Saturday, October 2, 1948, for a concert scheduled for that evening at Memorial Auditorium, Savitt was stricken with a cerebral hemorrhage and taken to Sacramento County Hospital. Savitt died on October 4, with his wife at his bedside.

Date Of BirthSeptember 4, 1913
Died1948-10-04
Place Of BirthSt. Petersburg, Russian Empire [now Russia]
ProfessionSoundtrack, Actor, Music Department
Star SignVirgo
#Fact
1Composer.
2Orchestra leader of Jan Savitt and his Orchestra.

Soundtrack

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Stalker2015TV Series writer - 1 episode
The Immortals1995"It's a Wonderful World"
The Bridges of Madison County1995writer: "It's A Wonderful World"
That's My Gal1947music: "720 in the Books"
Jan Savitt and His Band1946Short performer: "I'll Always Love You", "Some Sunday Morning", "Too Marvelous for Words", "Dearest Darling", "Avalon" - uncredited

Actor

TitleYearStatusCharacter
That's My Gal1947Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
Betty Co-Ed1946Orchestra Leader Jan Savitt (as Jan Savitt and His Orchestra)
High School Hero1946Jan Savitt
Jan Savitt's Serenade in Swing1942ShortOrchestra Leader

Music Department

TitleYearStatusCharacter
King of the Forest Rangers1946composer: stock music - uncredited
Rough Riders of Cheyenne1945composer: stock music - uncredited

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Jan Savitt and His Band1946ShortHimself - Band Leader
Swing High, Swing Sweet1946ShortHimself - Orchestra Leader

Known for movies

Source
IMDB Wikipedia

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