Alvin Alcorn
Alvin Alcorn | |
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| Born | Alvin Elmore Alcorn September 7, 1912 New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Died | July 10, 2003 (aged 90) New Orleans |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument | Trumpet |
| Years active | 1932–1990 |
| Formerly of | Kid Ory, Olympia Brass Band |
Alvin Elmore Alcorn (September 7, 1912 – July 10, 2003) was an American jazz trumpeter.[1][2]
Career
[edit | edit source]Alcorn learned music theory from his brother.[3] In the early 1930s, he was a member of the Sunny South Syncopators led by Armand J. Piron.[3] He worked in Texas as a member of Don Albert's swing band, but he spent most his career in New Orleans in the dixieland bands of Paul Barbarin, Sidney Desvigne, 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
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Alvin Alcorn at IMDb
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- 1912 births
- 2003 deaths
- American jazz trumpeters
- American male trumpeters
- African-American jazz musicians
- Jazz musicians from New Orleans
- 20th-century American trumpeters
- 20th-century American male musicians
- American male jazz musicians
- Onward Brass Band members
- Olympia Brass Band members
- 20th-century African-American musicians
- 21st-century African-American musicians