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George Finola. Clarence Ford. Sullivan Fortner. Pete Fountain. Vernel Fournier. Cie Frazier. Bob French (jazz musician) Papa French. Frank Froeba.
Edmond Hall The use of brass marching bands came long before jazz music through their use in the military, though in New Orleans many of the best-known musicians had their start in brass marching bands performing dirges as well as celebratory and upbeat tunes for New Orleans jazz funeral processions from the 1890s onward. The tradition drove onward with musicians such as Louis Armstrong, Henry ...
Young musicians across the country, black or white, were turned on by Armstrong's new type of jazz. [ 52 ] After separating from Lil, Armstrong started to play at the Sunset Café for Al Capone 's associate Joe Glaser in the Carroll Dickerson Orchestra, with Earl Hines on piano, which was renamed Louis Armstrong and his Stompers. [ 53 ]
Kermit Ruffins (born December 19, 1964) is an American jazz trumpeter, singer, and composer from New Orleans. He has been influenced by Louis Armstrong and Louis Jordan and says that the highest note he can hit on trumpet is a high C. He often accompanies his songs with his own vocals.
The New Orleans Jazz Club presented "Pete Fountain Day" on October 19, 1959, with celebrations honoring the pride of their city, concluding with a packed concert that evening. His Quintett was made up of his studio recording musicians, Stan Kenton 's bassist Don Bagley, vibeist Godfrey Hirsch, pianist Merle Koch, and the double bass drummer ...
Doreen J. Ketchens (born October 3, 1966) is a virtuoso American jazz clarinetist who performs Dixieland and trad jazz.She has performed at concert halls, music festivals, and U.S. embassies, as well as in decades of weekly performances in Dixieland's tradition in the Royal Street Performing Arts Zone in the French Quarter of New Orleans with her band, Doreen's Jazz New Orleans.
Dr. John. Malcolm John Rebennack, Jr. (November 20, 1941 – June 6, 2019), better known by his stage name Dr. John, was an American singer, songwriter and pianist. His music combined New Orleans blues, jazz, R&B, soul and funk. [1] Active as a session musician from the late 1950s until his death, he gained a following in the late 1960s after ...
Papa Jack Laine. George Vital " Papa Jack " Laine (September 21, 1873 – June 1, 1966) [1] was an American musician and a pioneering band leader in New Orleans in the years from the Spanish–American War to World War I. [2] He was often credited for training many musicians who would later become successful in jazz music. Laine's Reliance ...