Mehegan, John

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Information for Authority record

Name (Latin)
Mehegan, John
Other forms of name
Mehegan, John F
Date of birth
1922-06-06
Date of death
1984-04-03
Field of activity
Jazz
Occupation
Authors
Music teachers
Pianists
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 8806000
Wikidata: Q646958
Library of congress: n 85019919
OCoLC: oca01308499
Sources of Information
  • Mehegan, J. Famous jazz style piano folio, 1958:p. [1] (John F. Mehegan; b. June 6, 1922, Hartford, Conn.)
  • New York times WWW site, viewed April 21, 2016obituary published by John S. Wilson on April 5, 1984 (John Mehegan, Jazz pianist. John F. Mehegan, a jazz pianist, teacher and author whose four-volume work, ''Jazz Improvisation,'' is one of the most widely used publications for teaching jazz piano, died of a brain tumor Tuesday at Waveny Care Center in New Canaan, Conn. Mr. Mehegan, who was 67 years old, maintained a studio in Westport for 20 years but had moved to Rowayton shortly before his death. was a dominant figure in classical music for over half a century)
  • His Tonal and rhythmic principles, 1984:t.p. (John Mehegan)
  • His improvising jazz piano, c1985:cover (John Mehegan) p. 5 (d. Apr. 3, 1984)
  • OCLC, Feb. 7, 2002(hdgs.: Mehegan, John; Mehegan, John F., 1922- ; usage: John Mehegan)