Louis Armstrong

Louis Armstrong

male, deceased (1971)
musician, African American, American, jazz, Dixieland trumpeter, Swing trumpeter…NewOrleansjazzmusician, American jazz cornetist, American jazz trumpeter, Musician of New Orleans, Jazz trumpeter
Louis Armstrong (4 August, 1901 - July 6, 1971), nicknamed Satchmo and Pops, was an American jazz musician. Armstrong was a charismatic, innovative...
Buddy Bolden

Buddy Bolden

male, deceased (1931)
Dixieland jazz musician, NewOrleansjazzmusician, American, Jazz cornetist, jazz, cornet…jazz musician, Musician of New Orleans, musician
Charles "Buddy" Bolden (September 6, 1877-November 4, 1931) was a cornetist and the first New Orleans jazz musician to come to prominence.
Jelly Roll Morton

Jelly Roll Morton

male, deceased (1941) (New Orleans, Louisiana, United States)
Dixieland jazz musician, NewOrleansjazzmusician, Originator of Jazz, Vaudeville performer, Louisiana Creole, American…Jazz bandleader, Jazz composer, jazz pianist, jazz, musician
Ferdinand "Jelly Roll" Morton (September 20, 1885 or October 20, 1890-July 10, 1941) was an American virtuoso pianist, bandleader and composer who...
Harry Connick Jr.

Harry Connick Jr.

male, 42 years old
from New Orleans, Joseph Harry Fowler Connick, Jr, Swing singer, Jazz-funk pianist, actor-singer, Swing pianist…NewOrleansjazzmusician, Musician of New Orleans, jazz, musician, jazz singer
Joseph Harry Fowler Connick, Jr. (born September 11, 1967) is an American singer, pianist, actor, and humanitarian. The music encompasses jazz,...
Sidney Bechet

Sidney Bechet

male, deceased (1959) (New Orleans, Louisiana, United States)
American jazz soprano saxophonist, Dixieland clarinetist, Classic jazz clarinetist, American jazz clarinetist, NewOrleansjazzmusician, Louisiana Creole…jazz, Jazz composer, Jazz saxophonist, Musician of New Orleans, Jazz soprano saxophonist
Sidney Bechet (May 14, 1897 - May 14, 1959) was a jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer. He was one of the first important soloists in jazz...
Irvin Mayfield

Irvin Mayfield

male, 32 years old
Bandleader, Afro-Cuban jazz trumpeter, The New Orleans Jazz Orchestra, Higher Ground Hurricane Relief Benefit Concert, Post-bop jazz musician, NewOrleansjazzmusician…American jazz bandleader, American jazz trumpeter, Musician of New Orleans, from New Orleans, city of new orleans
Irvin Mayfield, Jr. (born) is an American jazz trumpeter and bandleader. He has been serving as Cultural Ambassador of the City of New Orleans...
Kermit Ruffins

Kermit Ruffins

male, 44 years old
C note, musical notes, New York Times, NewOrleansjazzmusician, Fortissimo, composer…traditional jazz, Sixth Ward of New Orleans, Musician of New Orleans, Jazz trumpeter, jazz musician
Kermit Ruffins (born December 19, 1964) is a jazz trumpeter, singer and composer from New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. He has been heavily influenced...
Branford Marsalis

Branford Marsalis

male, 49 years old (New Orleans, Louisiana, United States)
Neo-bop jazz musician, NewOrleansjazzmusician, Boy Scouts of America, Louisiana Creole, classical music, Grammy Award winner…Musician of New Orleans, musician, Jazz saxophonist, jazz, jazz musician
Branford Marsalis (August 26, 1960, Breaux Bridge, Louisiana) is an American jazz and classical saxophonist. He was born the oldest of six sons to...

George Lewis

male, deceased (1969)
Dixieland clarinetist, American jazz clarinetist, NewOrleansjazzmusician, Musician of New Orleans, jazz, Clarinetist…jazz musician, Jazz clarinetist
George Lewis (13 July, 1900 - 31 December, 1968) was an American jazz clarinetist who achieved his greatest fame and influence in his later decades...
Pete Fountain

Pete Fountain

male, 79 years old
krewe, Television Show, The Basin Street Six, Hurricane Katrina, new orleans mardi gras, The Duke of Dixieland…new orleans jazz and heritage festival, NewOrleansjazzmusician, New Orleans on Mardi Gras Day, Jazz clarinetist, jazz musician
Pete Fountain was born in New Orleans and started playing clarinet heavily influenced by Irving Fazola. Early on he played with the bands of Monk...