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Irene Kitchings

b. Irene Armstrong, c.1908, Marietta, Ohio, USA, d. c.1975. After acquiring piano lessons from her piano-teacher mom, Kitchings shifted to Chicago and in her past due teens was operating like a single pianist in jazz night clubs and sitting-in at after-hours classes. She created her personal jazz groups, mainly with …

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