John Robichaux
John Robichaux (born January 16, 1866 in Thibodaux , Lafourche Parish , Louisiana , † 1939 in New Orleans , Louisiana) was an American band leader, drummer and violinist of New Orleans jazz .
Robichaux moved to New Orleans in 1891, where he was the bass drummer of the " Excelsior Brass Band " from 1892 to 1903 . From 1893 he also led his own bands in New Orleans, in which he played the violin. He eventually had one of the city's top orchestras by the 1910s, playing for the upper classes. The number of band members in 1913 was thirty-six musicians. These included such well-known New Orleans veterans as Bud Scott , Lorenzo Tio and Manuel Perez . His bands not only played jazz, but generally the popular music of the time, u. a. also a lot of ragtime . From 1917 to 1927 he played in the Lyric Theater in New Orleans, later in hotels. Many of his arrangements and compositions are preserved and in the William Ransom Hogan Jazz Archive at Tulane University . Robichaux refused to record on records.
Robichaux also played the accordion. He was the uncle of Joe Robichaux and the New Orleans drummer John Robichaux (1915-2005). His arrangements have been interpreted by the New Orleans Ragtime Orchestra since the 1960s .
literature
- Carlo Bohländer , Karl Heinz Holler, Christian Pfarr: Reclam's Jazz Guide . 3rd, revised and expanded edition. Reclam, Stuttgart 1989, ISBN 3-15-010355-X .
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| SURNAME | Robichaux, John |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American band leader, drummer and violinist of New Orleans Jazz |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 16, 1866 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Thibodaux , Lafourche Parish , Louisiana |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1939 |
| Place of death | New Orleans , Louisiana |