Jeff Hughes
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Jeff Hughes is an American
traditional jazz cornet
player.
Hughes plays and records with several bands including The Wolverine Jazz Band, The Paramount Jazz Band, The Brahmin Bellhops and has also extensively recorded with banjoist Jimmy Mazzy
.
He is a widely recorded jazz musician who is known for always wearing a hat. He also has an extensive collection of vintage cornets.
He currently lives in Falmouth, Massachusetts
.
United States
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traditional jazz cornet
Cornet
The cornet is a brass instrument very similar to the trumpet, distinguished by its conical bore, compact shape, and mellower tone quality. The most common cornet is a transposing instrument in B. It is not related to the renaissance and early baroque cornett or cornetto.-History:The cornet was...
player.
Hughes plays and records with several bands including The Wolverine Jazz Band, The Paramount Jazz Band, The Brahmin Bellhops and has also extensively recorded with banjoist Jimmy Mazzy
Jimmy Mazzy
Jimmy Mazzy is a traditional jazz banjo player and vocalist.Mazzy is one of America’s best known traditional jazz banjoist. According to jazz writer Scott Yanow he, “has been a popular attraction in the trad jazz circuit since the late '70s.” He has performed extensively in the United States and...
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He is a widely recorded jazz musician who is known for always wearing a hat. He also has an extensive collection of vintage cornets.
He currently lives in Falmouth, Massachusetts
Falmouth, Massachusetts
Falmouth is a town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States; Barnstable County is coextensive with Cape Cod. The population was 31,531 at the 2010 census....
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