Avo Uvezian
American businessman (1926-2017)
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.
Avo Uvezian | |
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Background information | |
Born | Beirut, French Lebanon | March 22, 1926
Died | March 24, 2017 Orlando, Florida, U.S. | (aged 91)
Genres | Jazz |
Instruments | Piano |
Uvezian died in Orlando, Florida from respiratory arrest on March 24, 2017, two days after his 91st birthday.[1]
References
change- ↑ Gregory Mottola. "Avo Uvezian, 91, Dies | News & Features". CigarAficionado.com. Retrieved 2017-03-24.
Other websites
change- 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