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Broadway and Met producer dies

Broadway and Met producer dies

Friends are reporting the death of Jay David Saks, winner of 13 Grammy awards for recordings from Broadway, concert halls and the Metropolitan Opera. He was 79.

His Linkedin bio lists him as: Jay David Saks
Fully, utterly, happily retired. No professional position or activity. Thanks for understanding!!

After studies at Juilliard, Saks joined C olumbia Masterworks in 1977, moving seven years later to RCA. Over time he became a fixture in the sound booth at the Met.

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