Joe Darensbourg

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Joe Darensbourg
Joe Darensbourg playing clarinet at the Palais Royal in South Bend, Indiana, 1963.
Joe Darensbourg playing clarinet at the Palais Royal in South Bend, Indiana, 1963.
Background information
Birth name Joe Darensbourg
Born July 9, 1906
Origin Flag of the United StatesBaton Rouge, Louisiana
Died May 24, 1985
Genre(s) Dixieland
Occupation(s) Clarinetist
Saxophonist
Instrument(s) Clarinet
Saxophone
Associated acts Jelly Roll Morton
Kid Ory

Joe Darensbourg (July 9, 1906May 24, 1985) was an American New Orleans based jazz clarinetist and saxophonist notable for his work with Buddy Petit, Jelly Roll Morton, Charlie Creath, Fate Marable, Andy Kirk, Johnny Wittwer, Kid Ory, Wingy Manone, Joe Liggins and Louis Armstrong.[1]


[edit] Discography

  • The New Orleans Statesman

[edit] References

  1. ^ Carr, Ian; Digby Fairweather, Brian Priestley (1995). Jazz: The Rough Guide. The Rough Guides, pp. 153-154. ISBN 1-8582-8137-7.