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Artie Shaw was a famous jazz musician and clarinist. He was born May 23,1910 and died December 30, 2004. He grew up in New Haven. In 1925 he later on he joined Johny Cavallaro's dance band where he then became a saxophonist. Then the following year he took up the clarinet which became his principal instrument. In 1938DownBeat magazines named him "The King of Swing". Shaw also wrote fiction and nonfiction books. Artie also was in a movie called 'Second Chorus' which featured his orchestra playing "Concerto for Clarinet". Shaw was married 8 times in his life time. He had one son, Steven Kern. He also had another son, Jonathon Shaw. In 1954 Shaw stopped playing the clarinet and spent the 1950's living Europe. During World War ll, he joined the Navy the later formed a band which preformed in the Pacific Theater. After 18 months playing for Navy personnel, he returned to the U.S. His band's name was the Gramercy Five.