Died On This Date (November 17, 2008) Charles Ottaviano / L.A. Jazz Club Owner
themusicsover Charles Ottaviano
January 3, 1942 – November 17, 2008
Charles Ottaviano was a the owner of Charlie O’s, a popular yet intimate jazz club located in the Van Nuys section of the San Fernando Valley, just north of Los Angeles. A musician himself, Ottaviano moved to Los Angeles from Buffalo in 1960. He opened the Van Nuys location as a restaurant in 1987, and then converted it to a jazz club in 2000. Charlie O’s became a favorite hangout for local jazz enthusiasts thanks in part, to early regular performers, Earl Palmer and John Heard. Charles Ottaviano was 66 when he died of a heart attack on November 17, 2008.
Earl Palmer was a session drummer with a resume that reads like a who’s who of popular music. He has been called the “most recorded drummer in history.” Over a career that spanned over 50 years, Palmer played on hit recordings by the likes of Little Richard, Fats Domino,