John Garvey was an influential American musician and academic known for his remarkable contributions to jazz education. He played viola in the Walden String Quartet for 23 seasons and introduced a jazz curriculum at the University of Illinois, where he also created and led its Jazz Big Band. The band earned numerous accolades in collegiate jazz festivals and was selected by the state department to tour the USSR and Eastern Europe in 1969. Many of his students achieved notable success in music and academia.
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Meaning of the name - John
God is gracious
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John Garvey belongs to the GI Generation group.
Place of Birth: Canonsburg
Place of Death: Silver Spring
Educated At: Temple University
Occupation: musician | orchestra leader | academic
Employers: University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
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Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on March 17, 2025 | Secondary Progressions for March 17, 2025 |
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| Sun | 26 Pisces 34 | 27 Pisces 21 | 7 Cancer 22 |
| Moon | 3 Cancer 54 | 4 Scorpio 33 | 20 Aries 34 |
| Mercury | 3 Pisces 33 | 9 Aries 11 | 20 Cancer 2 |
| Venus | 6 Taurus 21 | 5 Aries 56 | 21 Taurus 44 |
| Mars | 24 Aries 25 | 19 Cancer 37 | 7 Cancer 14 |
| Jupiter | 12 Virgo 3 | 13 Gemini 58 | 12 Virgo 50 |
| Saturn | 21 Virgo 47 | 22 Pisces 40 | 19 Virgo 57 |
| Uranus | 6 Pisces 48 | 24 Taurus 10 | 9 Pisces 31 |
| Neptune | 11 Leo 17 | 29 Pisces 31 | 12 Leo 9 |
| Pluto | 6 Cancer 47 | 3 Aquarius 17 | 8 Cancer 23 |
| Rahu | 28 Libra 59 | 27 Pisces 29 | 23 Libra 28 |
| Ketu | 28 Aries 59 | 27 Virgo 29 | 23 Aries 28 |
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