Professor Longhair

Professor Longhair

male, deceased (1980)
Roy "Bald Head" Byrd, Bach of Rock and Roll, neworleansjazzandheritagefestival, American, singer, Busker…new orleans mardi gras, Musician of New Orleans
Professor Longhair (born Henry Roeland Byrd, also known as Roy "Bald Head" Byrd and as Fess) (December 19, 1918 - January 30, 1980) was a legendary...
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…neworleansjazzandheritagefestival, New Orleans jazz musician, 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...
Bobby Lounge

Bobby Lounge

male
Mississippi musician, neworleansjazzandheritagefestival, I Remember The Night Your Trailer Burned Down, singer-songwriter, pianist, American…The New York Times
Bobby Lounge (born Dub Brock in 1950) is an American singer-songwriter from McComb, Mississippi. Lounge began playing for house parties while...

Jonathan "jazz" Russell

male, 14 years old
American child musician, dixieland, from New York City, neworleansjazzandheritagefestival, American, jazz musician…trad jazz
Jonathan "Jazz" Russell (born April 1995) is a jazz violinist from New York City. He began playing in New York City nightclubs at the age of seven,...