| Leroy Jones | |
|---|---|
 Jones in concert ⋅ | |
| Background information | |
| Born | (1958-02-20) February 20, 1958 (age 66) New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Trumpet, voice |
| Years active | 1974-present |
| Labels | Columbia |
| Formerly of | Hurricane Brass Band |
| Website | spiritofneworleans |
Leroy Jones (born February 20, 1958) is a jazz trumpeter. Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, Jones began playing trumpet at the age of ten, and by the time he was 12 was leading the Fairview Baptist Church Marching Band, a group of young musicians organized by jazz guitarist and banjo player Danny Barker. When the musicians' union forced Barker to disband the group in 1974, Jones became a union musician and took over the running of the group, renamed the Hurricane Brass Band, himself. In 1975 or 1976, he left the group, touring for a time with Eddie Vinson and Della Reese before forming his own group, the Leroy Jones Quintet. In 1991, Jones joined the big band of Harry Connick, Jr., and the exposure with Connick's band (including the opportunity for the Leroy Jones Quintet to open for Connick, which they did in 1994), led to Jones' releasing his first album under his own name; Mo' Cream From The Crop came out on the Columbia label in 1994. The Leroy Jones Quintet continues to tour and record, and since 2004 Jones has also appeared with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band and Dr. John.
Discography
- 1975 - Leroy Jones and his Hurricane Marching Brass Band of New Orleans
- 1994 - Mo' Cream from the Crop
- 1996 - Props for Pops
- 1999 - City of Sounds
- 2002 - Back to My Roots
- 2003 - Wonderful Christmas: A Brass Salute to the King of Kings
- 2005 - New Orleans Brass Band Music: Memories of the Fairview & Hurricane Band
- 2007 - Soft Shoe
- 2009 - Sweeter Than a Summer Breeze
References
- ^ "Leroy Jones of Preservation hall". Preservationhall.com. Archived from the original on July 29, 2013. Retrieved June 24, 2012.
- "Leroy Jones Quintet finds new home at Café Istanbul". Digital Journal.com. Retrieved June 24, 2012.
- "Trumpeter Leroy Jones takes New Orleans jazz to the world" - The Advocate
- "Leroy Jones - Blowing Up A Storm" - OffBeat
http://www.offbeat.com/2013/08/01/leroy-jones-blowing-up-storm/
External links
- Leroy Jones on the Spirit of New Orleans Website
- "Trumpeter Leroy Jones takes New Orleans jazz to the world". The Advocate, October 14, 2013
- "Leroy Jones: Blowing Up A Storm". OffBeat, August 1, 2013
- "Roots of 'Jazz". BestofNewOrleans.com, April 8, 2003
- 1958 births
- Living people
- Jazz musicians from New Orleans
- American jazz trumpeters
- American male trumpeters
- Dixieland trumpeters
- 21st-century trumpeters
- 21st-century American male musicians
- American male jazz musicians
- Preservation Hall Jazz Band members
- Hurricane Brass Band members
- 21st-century Jazz musicians from New Orleans