Lionel Ferbos

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Lionel Charles Ferbos (born July 17, 1911 in New Orleans , Louisiana , † July 19, 2014 there ) was an American trumpeter of New Orleans jazz .

Life

Lionel began playing the trumpet as a child, although he was slender in stature, and in addition to his main job as a metal worker, he performed professionally throughout his life; so he played in the formation Mighty Four with Harold Dejan . Ferbos was influenced by Fats Pichon and Captain John Handy . As a member of the jazz revival, he played in the New Orleans Ragtime Orchestra , appeared on the One Mo 'Time show and regularly performed at the Palm Court Jazz Cafe until his 1990s. Ferbos was considered to be the oldest active New Orleans jazz musician. When asked about the secret of his long career, Ferbos replied, "I practice hard and I still have all of my teeth".

Web links

Commons : Lionel Ferbos  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Jazz Trumpeter Lionel Ferbos Dies
  2. ↑ Portrait at All About Jazz ( Memento of the original from June 5, 2011 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 April 4, 2010) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.allaboutjazz.com
  3. ↑ Portrait at Allmusic (accessed April 4, 2010)
  4. ↑ Feature at nola.com (2011)
personal data
SURNAME Ferbos, Lionel
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ferbos, Lionel Charles (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American New Orleans Jazz trumpeter
DATE OF BIRTH July 17, 1911
PLACE OF BIRTH New Orleans , Louisiana
DATE OF DEATH 19th July 2014
Place of death New Orleans , Louisiana