Avo Uvezian
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| Avo Uvezian | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | March 22, 1926 Beirut, French Lebanon |
| Died | March 24, 2017 (aged 91) Orlando, Florida, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Instruments | Piano |
Avo Uvezian (March 22, 1926 – March 24, 2017) was an Armenian-American jazz pianist and cigar manufacturer. He was born in Beirut, French Lebanon. He performed with Bob Hope and Dean Martin during his musician career. In the 1980s, he created a brad of cigars called "Avo Cigars". In 1996, more than two million Avo cigars were sold.
Uvezian died in Orlando, Florida from respiratory arrest on March 24, 2017, two days after his 91st birthday.[1]
References
- ↑ Gregory Mottola (in en). Avo Uvezian, 91, Dies | News & Features. http://www.cigaraficionado.com/webfeatures/show/id/avo-uvezian-91-dies-19311. Retrieved 2017-03-24.
Other websites
- AVO Cigars Official Website Archived 2021-03-22 at the Wayback Machine
- Cigar Stars - Avo Uvezian Archived 2021-03-22 at the Wayback Machine
- Avo Uvezian: World Class Cigar Maestro Archived 2021-03-22 at the Wayback Machine
- Strangers in the Night Archived 2021-03-22 at the Wayback Machine
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- 1926 births
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- Deaths from respiratory arrest
- Disease-related deaths in Florida
- Naturalized citizens of the United States
- American jazz musicians
- American pianists
- American songwriters
- Businesspeople from Orlando, Florida
- Writers from Orlando, Florida
- Musicians from Orlando, Florida
- People from Beirut