Powell, Mel(Vin Epstein)
(1923–1998)
Powell, Mel(Vin Epstein). New York, New York, 12 February 1923 – Valencia, California, 24 April 1998 Powell began his career as a jazz pianist and arranger with Benny Goodman’s band in 1941. He was also associated with the Glenn Miller Band and other jazz ensembles of the 1940’s. He studied with Bernard Wagenaar and Joseph Schillinger in New York (1937–39) and Ernst Toch in Los Angeles (1946–48). Later he was a pupil of Paul Hindemith at Yale University. He taught at Mannes School of Music and…