Chris Kelly (jazz)

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Chris Kelly
Background information
Birth name Chris Kelly
Born c. 1890
Origin Flag of LouisianaPlaquemines Parish, Louisiana
Died 19 August 1929
Genre(s) Jazz
Instrument(s) trumpet
Associated acts George Lewis

Chris Kelly (c. 1890 - 19 August 1929) was an American jazz trumpeter born in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana on Deer Range Plantation, perhaps best-known for his early contributions on the New Orleans jazz scene. Throughout the 1920s he was a regular collaborater with clarinettist George Lewis. No photographs or recordings have survived of Kelly's, though his status is one of legend to any New Orleans jazz musician.

[edit] References

  • Carr, Ian; Fairweather, Digby; Priestley, Brian. Jazz:The Rough Guide. Penguin, 1995. ISBN 0-85828-137-7.