Musicians and their Instruments
Where Some of the Best Were Born
Trumpet
Joe "King" Oliver
- Louisiana
Louis Armstrong
- Louisiana
Bubber Miley
- South Carolina
Bix Beiderbecke
- Iowa
Roy Eldridge
- Pennsylvania
Red Nichols
- Utah
Cootie Williams - Alabama
Trombone
Kid Ory
- Louisiana
George Brunis - Louisiana
Miff Mole
- New York
Tommy Dorsey
- Pennsylvania
Jimmy Harrison - Kentucky
Jack Teagarden
- Texas
JC Higginbotham - Georgia
Trummy Young - Georgia
Alto Saxophone
Benny Carter
- New York
Johnny Hodges - Massachusetts
Tenor Saxophone
Coleman Hawkins
- Missouri
Lester Young
- Mississippi
Baritone Saxophone
Harry Carney - Massachusetts
Clarinet
Alphonse Picou
- Louisiana
Leon Rappolo(Roppolo) - Louisiana
Johnny Dodds
- Louisiana
Jimmy Noone
- Louisiana
Frank Teschemacher
- Missouri
Barney Bigard
- Louisiana
Benny Goodman
- Illinois
Piano
James P Johnson
- New Jersey
Jelly Roll Morton
- Louisiana
Earl Hines
- Pennsylvania
Fats Waller
- New York
Pinetop Smith - Alabama
Art Tatum - Ohio
Teddy Wilson - Texas
Count Basie
- New Jersey
Guitar
Johnny St. Cyr
- Louisiana
Lonnie Johnson
- Louisiana
Eddie Lang
- Pennsylvania
Django Reinhardt - Belgium
Charlie Christian - Texas
Al Casey - Kentucky
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
- Arkansas
Teddy Bunn - New York
Banjo
Johnny St Cyr - Louisiana
Fred Guy - Georgia
Buddy Christian- Louisiana
Charlie Dixon - New Jersey
Mancy Carr - West Virginia
Bud Scott - Louisiana
Howdy Quicksell - Michigan
Drums
Baby Dodds
- Louisiana
Chick Webb - Maryland
Sid Catlett - Indiana
Bass
Pops Foster
- Louisiana
John Kirby - Maryland
Milt Hinton
- Mississippi
Vibraphone
Lionel Hampton
- Kentucky
Red Norvo - Illinois
Violin
Joe Venuti
- Pennsylvania
Stuff Smith - Ohio
Stephane Grapelli - France
Eddie South - Missouri
Miscellaneous
Sidney Bechet
- Soprano Saxophone - Louisiana
Adrian Rollini
- Bass Saxophone - New York
Male Singers
Blind Lemon Jefferson
- Texas
Leadbelly - Louisiana
Louis Armstrong - Louisiana
Jack Teagarden - Texas
Fats Waller - New York
Joe Turner - Missouri
Jimmy Rushing
- Oklahoma
Nat King Cole - Alabama
Mills Brothers - Ohio
Female Singers
Bessie Smith
- Tennessee
Billie Holiday
- Maryland
Ella Fitzgerald - Virginia
Dinah Washington - Alabama
Mildred Bailey - Washington
Sarah Vaughn - New Jersey
Boswell Sisters - Louisiana
Composer/Arrangers
Don Redman
- West Virginia
Fletcher Henderson
- Georgia
Duke Ellington
- District of Columbia
Benny Carter - New York
Sy Oliver - Michigan
Tadd Dameron - Ohio
Big Bands
Fletcher Henderson
Duke Ellington
McKinney's Cotton Pickers
Glen Gray (Casa Loma)
Benny Goodman
Jimmie Lunceford
Count Basie
Small Combos
King Oliver
Original Dixieland Jazz Band(ODJB)
New Orleans Rhythm Kings(NORK)
Louis Armstrong
Red Nichols
Benny Goodman
John Kirby
Nat King Cole
Jelly Roll Morton
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