Alvin Alcorn
Alvin Alcorn | |
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Birth name | Alvin Elmore Alcorn |
Born | New Orleans, Louisiana | September 7, 1912
Died | July 10, 2003 New Orleans | (aged 90)
Genres | Jazz |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Instrument(s) | Trumpet |
Years active | 1932–1990 |
Alvin Elmore Alcorn (September 7, 1912 – July 10, 2003) was an American jazz trumpeter.[1][2]
Career
Alcorn learned music theory from his brother.Oscar Celestin, and Octave Crosby.[3]
During the 1950s, he went to Los Angeles to join the band of Kid Ory, then a couple years later returned to New Orleans.[3] He went on tour in Europe with Chris Barber in the late 1970s and continued to perform into the 1980s.[3]
References
- ^ "Alvin Alcorn". Daily Telegraph. 30 July 2003. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
- ^ Vacher, Peter (4 August 2003). "Alvin Alcorn". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
- ^ ISBN 0-87930-530-4.
- Barrell, Alan; Rye, Howard (2002). "Alcorn, Alvin (Elmore, Sr.)". In Barry Kernfeld (ed.). The new Grove dictionary of jazz, vol. 1 (2nd ed.). New York: Grove's Dictionaries Inc. pp. 25–26. ISBN 1561592846.
External links
- Alvin Alcorn at IMDb