Nick LaRocca
American jazz trumpeter and cornetist
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Dominic James "Nick" LaRocca, was an American early jazz cornetist and trumpeter and the leader of the Original Dixieland Jass Band, who is credited by some as being "the father of modern jazz". He is the composer of one of the most recorded jazz... Wikipedia
Born: April 11, 1889, New Orleans, LA
Died: February 22, 1961 (age 71 years), New Orleans, LA
Music group: Original Dixieland Jazz Band (1916 – 1923)
Genres: Dixieland, jazz
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