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- Birth nameGeorge Mesrop Avakian
- George Avakian was born on March 15, 1919 in Armarvir, Russia. He is known for End of the Road (1970), Cops and Robbers (1973) and Four Friends (1981). He was married to Anahid Ajemian. He died on November 22, 2017 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
- SpouseAnahid Ajemian(May 22, 1948 - June 13, 2016) (her death, 3 children)
- RelativesAram Avakian(Sibling)
- During his years at Columbia Records, George Avakian signed Miles Davis to Columbia Records in Early 1955.
- Manager of Keith Jarrett in the early seventies.
- Older brother of Aram Avakian.
- His parents were cloth traders who had fled western Persia at the start of WWI. Growing up in New York, he began listening to jazz in high school, partly because it resembled Armenian music.
- He received a National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Masters award in 2010.
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