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Kid Sheik Colar
New Orleans trumpeter Kid Sheik Colar toured extensively with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band in the 1980s.
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Louis Armstrong
Renowned as a seminal figure in the evolution of jazz, Louis Armstrong is also considered one of the major artistic figures of the twentieth century.
8.12 e. Louis Armstrong
New Orleans–born musician Louis Armstrong helped introduce jazz to global audiences.
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Louis Prima
Louis Prima was an Italian American composer, singer, trumpet player and bandleader from New Orleans.
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Papa Celestin
Cornetist and trumpeter Oscar Phillip “Papa” Celestin was a jazz pioneer and beloved bandleader and entertainer.
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Percy Humphrey
New Orleans traditional jazz trumpeter Percy Humphrey led the Eureka Brass Band and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, continuing to play until the age of ninety.
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Punch Miller
“Punch” Miller, also known as “Kid Punch,” was a New Orleans traditional jazz, blues, and brass band trumpeter and vocalist.
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Terence Blanchard
New Orleans–native Terence Blanchard is a multi-Grammy-winning, twice Oscar-nominated jazz trumpeter, composer, and educator.
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Thomas Valentine
New Orleans traditional jazz musician Kid Thomas Valentine was one of the founders of Preservation Hall.
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Wilbert Tillman
Wilbert Tillman was a traditional jazz and brass band multi-instrumentalist from New Orleans who played with the Eureka, Young Tuxedo, and Tulane brass bands.
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Wynton Marsalis
New Orleans-born trumpeter, composer, and jazz educator Wynton Marsalis is an accomplished musician, Pulitzer Prize-winning composer, and internationally acclaimed cultural icon.
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