Connie Jones
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Connie Jones is an American jazz
trumpeter and cornetist from New Orleans.
Jones started playing the bugle
while in military school, and later changed to trumpet at age 10. His first professional band was the Basin Street Six, a traditional New Orleans jazz group led by him and Pete Fountain
. Fountain became Jones' long-time friend and collaborator and still occasionally performs with Jones.
Before starting his own group, Jones played in the bands of Billy Maxted
and Santo Pecora
. He was also in Jack Teagarden
's group when Teagarden died in 1964. As a bandleader he played in the Blue Angel nightclub and later aboard the Mississippi steamboat Delta Queen
. In 2008, Jones recorded the album Creole Nocturne with pianist Tom McDermott.
Jones continues to perform at the French Quarter Festival in New Orleans. His band was the opening act of the festival for nine years in a row. Jones was also part of the festival's entertainment committee in 2009.
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
trumpeter and cornetist from New Orleans.
Jones started playing the bugle
Bugle
Bugle is a brass musical instrument.Bugle may also refer to:* Contrabass bugle, lowest-pitched instrument in the drum and bugle corps hornline* Bugle , common names of flowering plant genus Ajuga...
while in military school, and later changed to trumpet at age 10. His first professional band was the Basin Street Six, a traditional New Orleans jazz group led by him and Pete Fountain
Pete Fountain
Pete Fountain , is an American clarinetist based in New Orleans. He has played jazz, Dixieland and Creole music.-Early life and education:...
. Fountain became Jones' long-time friend and collaborator and still occasionally performs with Jones.
Before starting his own group, Jones played in the bands of Billy Maxted
Billy Maxted
Billy Maxted was an American jazz pianist.Maxted started out playing and arranging for the Red Nichols big band from 1937 to 1940. He worked Ben Pollack, Teddy Powell and Will Bradley. He was a fine pianist and arranger...
and Santo Pecora
Santo Pecora
Santo Pecoraro, better known as Santo Pecora was an American jazz trombonist known for his longtime association with the New Orleans jazz scene....
. He was also in Jack Teagarden
Jack Teagarden
Weldon Leo "Jack" Teagarden , known as "Big T" and "The Swingin' Gate", was an influential jazz trombonist, bandleader, composer, and vocalist, regarded as the "Father of Jazz Trombone".-Early life:...
's group when Teagarden died in 1964. As a bandleader he played in the Blue Angel nightclub and later aboard the Mississippi steamboat Delta Queen
Delta Queen
The Delta Queen is an American sternwheel steamboat that is a U.S. National Historic Landmark. Historically, she has been used for cruising the major rivers that constitute the drainage of the Mississippi River, particularly in the American South. As of June 2009, she is docked in Chattanooga,...
. In 2008, Jones recorded the album Creole Nocturne with pianist Tom McDermott.
Jones continues to perform at the French Quarter Festival in New Orleans. His band was the opening act of the festival for nine years in a row. Jones was also part of the festival's entertainment committee in 2009.