Jeanette Kimball

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Jeanette Kimball (born Jeanette Salvant , born December 18, 1906 in Pass Christian (Louisiana) , † March 28, 2001 in Charleston (South Carolina) ) was an American jazz pianist (also vocals).

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Kimball came from a family with French-Creole roots and was the niece of blues pianist Isadore "Tuts" Washington . She started playing the piano at the age of seven; as a teenager she performed as a professional musician with classical string formations, then in jazz. During her seventy year career she played in traditional jazz bands , initially in 1926 in a “society” dance band, the Papa Celestin 's Original Tuxedo Orchestra, with which she toured the southern United States . In 1929 she married the banjo player and guitarist Narvin Kimball, who was also a member of Papa Celestin's band. In 1935 she left the band to raise their children. After their divorce, she continued to use the Kimball name and began performing again in New Orleans in the mid-1940s. She worked with Buddy Charles , Herb Leary and Sidney Desvigne , among others ; she was also the organist and choirmaster of the Holy Ghost Catholic Church .

In the 1950s Kimball worked again with Papa Celestin when he reactivated his band, which they then also belonged to under the direction of Papa French . She was also a member of the Preservation Hall Jazz Band and played with Clive Wilson's Original Camellia Jazz Band. In 1976 the live album Jeanette Kimball Meets the Fondy Riverside Bullet Band , recorded at the Breda Jazz Festival , appeared; 1999 her album Sophisticated Lady (with Frank Fields and Freddie Kohlman , among others ); in the same year she was honored with the Black Men of Labor Jazz Legacy Award . In the field of jazz Kimball participated in 72 recording sessions between 1953 and 1991, including a. with Alvin Alcorn , Paul Barbarin , Papa Celestin, Punch Miller and Johnny St. Cyr .

Jeanette Kimball was one of the few women who played in traditional jazz bands.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b portrait at Jazzhouse
  2. ↑ Tom Lord Jazz Discography
  3. ↑ Michael Proctor Smith, Michael P. Smith, Allison Miner: Jazz fest memories , p. 111
personal data
SURNAME Kimball, Jeanette
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American jazz musician and composer
DATE OF BIRTH December 18, 1906
PLACE OF BIRTH Pass Christian (Louisiana)
DATE OF DEATH March 28, 2001
Place of death Charleston, South Carolina