Leroy Jones (trumpeter)

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Leroy Jones
voice
Years active1974 - current
LabelsColumbia
Websitespiritofneworleans.com/leroy.htm
Leroy Jones in Denmark 2017

Leroy Jones (born February 20, 1958) is a

Harry Connick, Jr., and the exposure with Connick's band (including the opportunity for the Leroy Jones Quintet to open for Connick, which they did in 1994), led to Jones' releasing his first album under his own name; Mo' Cream From The Crop came out on the Columbia label in 1994. The Leroy Jones Quintet continues to tour and record, and since 2004 Jones has also appeared with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band and Dr. John
.

Discography

  • 1975 - Leroy Jones and his Hurricane Marching Brass Band of New Orleans
  • 1994 - Mo' Cream from the Crop
  • 1996 - Props for Pops
  • 1999 - City of Sounds
  • 2002 - Back to My Roots
  • 2003 - Wonderful Christmas: A Brass Salute to the King of Kings
  • 2005 - New Orleans Brass Band Music: Memories of the Fairview & Hurricane Band
  • 2007 - Soft Shoe
  • 2009 - Sweeter Than a Summer Breeze

References

  1. ^ a b "Leroy Jones of Preservation hall". Preservationhall.com. Archived from the original on July 29, 2013. Retrieved June 24, 2012.
  2. ^ "Leroy Jones Quintet finds new home at Café Istanbul". Digital Journal.com. Retrieved June 24, 2012.
  • "Trumpeter Leroy Jones takes New Orleans jazz to the world" - The Advocate

https://web.archive.org/web/20140226142658/http://theadvocate.com/entertainment/6979454-84/trumpeter-leroy-jones-takes-new

  • "Leroy Jones - Blowing Up A Storm" - OffBeat

http://www.offbeat.com/2013/08/01/leroy-jones-blowing-up-storm/

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