Kermit Ruffins
Kermit Ruffins (born December 19, 1964 in New Orleans ) is an American musician ( trumpet , vocals , composition) of traditional jazz .
Ruffins was initially shaped by an uncle who was active as an amateur trumpeter, and supplemented his instrumental technique in school. He started playing in a street band when he was fifteen . In 1983 he founded the Rebirth Brass Band with Philip and Keith Frazier , of which he was a member until 1992 and for which he wrote songs such as Do Whatcha Wanna and Put Your Right Foot Forward . In 1992 he founded the quintet Barbecue Swingers , with whom he recorded World on a String and The Barbecue Swingers Live . He also worked with Wessell Anderson and Mark Whitfield, as well as with Wynton Marsalis , Maceo Parker , Walter Payton and Harry Connick . In the late 1990s he also led his own big band .
In 2003 he received his Barbecue Swingers the Offbeat's Best of The Beat Awards in Best Traditional Jazz Band .
Discography
- World on a String (1993)
- The Big Butter and Egg Man (1994)
- Hold on Tight (1996)
- The Barbecue Swingers Live (1998)
- Swing This (1999)
- 1533 St. Philip Street (2001)
- Big Easy (2002)
- Throwback (2005)
- Live at Vaughan's (2007)
- Livin 'a Treme Life (2009)
- Have a Crazy Cool Christmas (2009)
- "Happy Talk" (2010)
Lexigraphic entries
- Martin Kunzler : Jazz Lexicon. Volume 2: M – Z (= rororo-Sachbuch. Vol. 16513). 2nd Edition. Rowohlt, Reinbek bei Hamburg 2004, ISBN 3-499-16513-9 .
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| SURNAME | Ruffins, Kermit |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American musician (trumpet, vocals, composition) of traditional jazz |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 19, 1964 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New Orleans |