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Type of entity
Person
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Caplan, Dave
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Description area
Dates of existence
1925-2000
History
Dave Caplan (1925-2000) was born in Toronto, Ontario, and began his working career as an apprentice tailor, eventually establishing is own business as a custom tailor. Caplan's true passion was for jazz music and jazz musicians and by 1950 he was already pursuing any possibility of working as a jazz promoter and booking agent. During the 1960s he wrote regular columns for The Toronto Star and The Toronto Telegram newspapers, among other publications. He also was successful in hosting a jazz radio show for a time on CKEY, worked on jazz benefit programs at every opportunity, and was recognized as a knowledgeable jazz spokesman on radio and televisions talk shows.