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Ralph Peña (musician) is a 96-year-old American musician from Nevada. He is best known for his work in the genres of jazz, Latin, and classical music. He has released several albums, including "Ralph Peña and His Latin Jazz Band" (1962), "Ralph Peña and His Latin Jazz Ensemble" (1965), and "Ralph Peña and His Latin Jazz Orchestra" (1970). Ralph Peña was born on February 24, 1927 in Nevada. He began playing the piano at the age of five and was soon performing in local clubs. He attended the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, where he studied music and composition. After graduating, he moved to Los Angeles and began performing with various Latin jazz bands. Ralph Peña has released several albums throughout his career, including "Ralph Peña and His Latin Jazz Band" (1962), "Ralph Peña and His Latin Jazz Ensemble" (1965), and "Ralph Peña and His Latin Jazz Orchestra" (1970). He has also composed music for films, television, and commercials. Ralph Peña has been married twice and has two children. He currently resides in Los Angeles, California. His net worth is estimated to be around $1 million.

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Age 97 years old
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Born 24 February, 1927
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Nationality United States

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1940

Peña learned to play low brass instruments as a child and began playing professionally in the early 1940s, becoming known as a jazz double bassist. In this capacity, in the early 1950s he worked with Charlie Barnet, Stan Getz, Barney Kessel, Billy May, Jack Montrose, Vido Musso, Art Pepper, Duane Tatro, and Cal Tjader. He recorded with Shorty Rogers from 1955 to 1958, appearing with Rogers in the film The Man with the Golden Arm in 1955, and also played with Jimmy Giuffre in 1955 and 1956 and Buddy DeFranco in the late 1950s. He played in a duo with Pete Jolly from 1958 to 1962 and occasionally recorded with Jolly, Giuffre, and Rogers together. In the early 1960s he worked with Ben Webster, Frank Sinatra, George Shearing, Joe Pass, Bud Shank, Dick Grove, Anita O'Day, Ella Fitzgerald, and Nancy Wilson. Late in the 1960s he worked on film soundtracks. In 1969, in Mexico City, where he had been working on a score, Peña was killed as a pedestrian in an automobile accident.

1927

Ralph Raymond Peña (February 24, 1927, Jarbidge, Nevada - May 20, 1969, Mexico City) was an American jazz double bassist and composer.