Arthur Gustav Shefte was an author of music books. He was born on 4 February 1899 in

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, and died on 12 February 1975. One reference says he is buried at

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, Chicago. Another reference says he was cremated and ashes spread in Rosehill Cemetery.Other source: Ashes in Rosehill Cemetery. Art Shefte changed his name from Sakrzewsky to Shefte on June 29, 1920; the name change case number is 355854. His wife's first name was ''Babe''.

Musical works

''Jazz Breaks'' ''Piano Improvising, Volume 1 : A Positive System Showing How to Convert Popular Songs from the Printed Form into Modern Professional Style'', 1936 ''Hot Breaks for Piano'' ''Hot but easy to play'', 1927

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Shefte, Art 1899 births 1975 deaths 20th-century American pianists American male pianists 20th-century American male musicians