Connie Jones

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Connie Jones (2009)

Connie Jones (born March 22, 1934 in New Orleans - † February 13, 2019 ) was an American musician of traditional jazz ( trumpet , cornet ).

Live and act

Jones first played the flugelhorn , only to switch to the trumpet at the age of ten. First, Jones played in the Junior Band of Tony Almerico . In 1951, he won with his Dixiecats a national competition in TV Teen Club of Paul Whiteman . In 1952/53 he belonged to the Basin Street Six around Pete Fountain , who dedicated themselves to traditional New Orleans jazz . From 1961 he worked at Santo Pecora , then in New York with Jack Teagarden (1963/1964), before going on tour with Billy Maxted's band in 1966 . From 1967 he worked for Pete Fountain for seven years. In 1974 he was the musical director of the revived Dukes of Dixieland . Between 1976 and 1983 he led the house band at the Blue Angel in Bourbon Street, before going on tour internationally. He also played with his bands on board the Mississippi steamer Delta Queen .

In 2008 Jones recorded the album Creole Nocturne with pianist Tom McDermott , which was followed in 2011 by the album If Dreams Crue True with clarinetist Tim Laughlin . He was also in the studio with Bucky Pizzarelli and Banu Gibson . He has been a musical guest on various television shows such as The Today Show , The Tonight Show and the Mike Douglas Show. He has also performed at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival , the Satchmo SummerFest and the Evergreen Jazz Festival. With his Crescent City Jazz Band he opened the French Quarter Festival in New Orleans for nine years in a row .

In 2012 he received an honorary doctorate from Loyola University New Orleans for his musical work .

Discographic notes

  • Sweet, Hot & Blue (Jazzology 2000)
  • Connie Jones & Dick Sudhalter Get Out and Get under the Moon (Challenge 1998)
  • Crescent City Jazz Band (Jazzology 1971)

Web links

Commons : Connie Jones  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ In Memoriam: Connie Jones. WWOZ, February 14, 2019, accessed on February 15, 2019 .
  2. ↑ a b c Eve Abrams: Connie Jones, Still Strong at 75 . WWOZ.org. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
  3. ↑ a b Connie Jones & the FQF All Stars ( Memento of the original from October 20, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / fqfi.org
  4. ^ Thomas W. Jacobsen: Traditional New Orleans Jazz: Conversations with the men who make the music . LSU Press, 2011, ISBN 978-0-8071-3779-6 , p. 19.
  5. ↑ Guest Profile: Connie Jones . Riverwalk Jazz. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
  6. ↑ Prize-Winning Author to Address Loyola Grads (WDSU News)
personal data
SURNAME Jones, Connie
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American jazz musician (trumpet, cornet)
DATE OF BIRTH March 22, 1934
PLACE OF BIRTH New Orleans
DATE OF DEATH February 13, 2019