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Home » Walter Dyett

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P.S. Studios
Posted inMusic

P.S. Studios, where a musician recorded musicians

by Ayana Contreras January 27, 2022January 27, 2022

Paul Serrano, founder of P.S. Studios, was a south-sider at his core. Once a student of Captain Walter Dyett’s famed music program at DuSable High School, he forged a path as a young trumpeter in New York before settling back in Chicago and playing on sessions up and down the city’s storied Record Row. By […]

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The Secret History of Chicago Music: Captain Walter Dyett

by Chicago Reader October 17, 2013December 21, 2021

DuSable High School band director Captain Walter Dyett taught generations of future stars.

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The Secret History of Chicago Music: Johnny Griffin

by Chicago Reader May 2, 2013August 19, 2021

Jazz saxophonist Johnny Griffin isn’t exactly obscure, but he’s been unjustly overshadowed since his heyday in the 50s and 60s.

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