Lionel Ferbos
Lionel Charles Ferbos (born July 17, 1911) is a New Orleans jazz trumpeter.
Of slight sickly build in his childhood, his family denied his desire to play trumpet early in his youth. When he saw a petit woman trumpet player with Phil Spitalny's All Girl Orchestra, he insisted he should be able play trumpet. He learned to play music professionally in addition to a day job metalworking. He played in the "Mighty Four" band with Harold Dejan.
Ferbos was influenced by Fats Pichon and Captain John Handy.[1]
In the jazz revival he joined the New Orleans Ragtime Orchestra and played in the "One Mo' Time" show. He became a regular at the Palm Court Jazz Cafe, where he continues to play at the age of 100, the oldest still-active New Orleans jazz musician.[2]
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[edit] Notes
- ^ "New Orleans Trumpeter Lionel Ferbos Still Playing Gigs at 99". All About Jazz. http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/news.php?id=20765. Retrieved 4 April 2010.
- ^ Thier, Dave (2011-07-24). "At 100, Still Keeping Time as the Leader of the Band". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/25/us/25orleans.html?_r=1. Retrieved 2011-07-27.
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