Wilbur de Paris

Wilbur De Paris
Wilbur De Paris (left) and Claude Jones at the Aquarium in New York in 1946
Wilbur De Paris (left) and Claude Jones at the Aquarium in New York in 1946
Background information
Born(1900-01-11)January 11, 1900
Crawfordsville, Indiana, U.S.
DiedJanuary 3, 1973(1973-01-03) (aged 72)
New York, New York, U.S.
GenresDixieland, swing
Occupation(s)Trombonist, band leader
InstrumentTrombone
Years active1912–1972

Wilbur de Paris (January 11, 1900 – January 3, 1973)[1] was a trombone player and band leader known for mixing Dixieland jazz with swing.[2]

  1. ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 654. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
  2. ^ Carr, Ian; Fairweather, Digby; Priestley, Brian (2004). The Rough Guide to Jazz. Rough Guides. pp. 44–. ISBN 978-1-84353-256-9. Retrieved 21 August 2017.