What is Lew Soloff?
'''Lewis Michael Soloff''' (February 20, 1944 – March 8, 2015) was an [[Americans|American]] [[jazz]] [[trumpeter]], [[composer]] and [[actor]]. Soloff was born in [[Brooklyn]], [[New York City]]. He studied trumpet at the [[Eastman School of Music]] and the [[Juilliard]] School. He worked with [[Blood, Sweat & Tears]] from 1968 until 1973. Prior to this, he worked with [[Machito]], [[Gil Evans]], [[Tony Scott]], [[Maynard Ferguson]] and [[Tito Puente]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.downbeat.com/artists/window.asp?action=new&aid=382&aname=Lew+Soloff |title=Down Beat Artist's profile |access-date=2015-03-11 |archive-date=2006-11-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061117030516/http://www.downbeat.com/artists/window.asp?action=new&aid=382&aname=Lew+Soloff |url-status=dead }}</ref> He died of a [[heart attack]] in New York City. ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Soloff, Lew}} [[Category:1944 births]] [[Category:2015 deaths]] [[Category:American composers]] [[Category:American movie actors]] [[Category:American jazz musicians]] [[Category:Deaths from myocardial infarction]] [[Category:Musicians from Brooklyn]] [[Category:American trumpeters]] {{us-bio-stub}}