Les Muscutt

Leslie "Les" Muscutt (born June 30, 1941 in Barrow-in-Furness , England ; † August 9, 2013 ) was an American jazz musician ( banjo , guitar ).

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Les Muscutt moved to London, where he worked in the music scene on Lisle Street in Soho a. a. played at Dobell's Record Shop with Nat Gonella , as well as with Acker Bilk , Cy Laurie , Terry Pitt , the Clyde Valley Stompers , Clinton Ford, Charlie Gall's Jazz Band and Bruce Turner . In 1966 he left his home country and after a short stay in New York City moved to New Orleans in 1968 , where he has lived ever since. He played in the local jazz scene a. a. with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band and had a longer engagement in the Palm Court Jazz Café . The first recordings were made in 1963 with Pud Brown and Tom Ebbert ( Jimmy Ille New Orleans Ragtime Band ). A bypass operation temporarily ended his career in 2001. In the field of jazz he was involved in 48 recording sessions between 1963 and 1998. a. with Raymond Burke , Ernie Carson , Doc Cheatham , Kid Sheik Cola , Louis Cottrell , Lionel Ferbos , Jacques Gauthé , Willie Humphrey , Jeanette Kimball , Sammy Rimington and Michael White .

↑ ^a ^b Thomas W. Jacobsen: New Orleans Notes ( Memento of the original from November 11, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (accessed on September 5, 2013) @1@ 2

↑ Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, September 5, 2013)

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SURNAME	Muscutt, Les
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Muscutt, Leslie (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American jazz musician (banjo, guitar)
DATE OF BIRTH	June 30, 1941
PLACE OF BIRTH	Barrow-in-Furness , England
DATE OF DEATH	August 9, 2013