Alphonse Picou

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Alphonse Picou
Picou (background) behind Papa Celestin. Photographed in New Orleans, 1950, by Stanley Kubrick.
Background information
Birth name	Alphonse Floristan Picou
Born	(1878-10-19)October 19, 1878 New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Died	February 4, 1961(1961-02-04) (aged 82) New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Genres	Jazz
Occupation	Clarinetist
Instrument	Clarinet

Alphonse Floristan Picou (October 19, 1878 – February 4, 1961)^[1] was an important very early American jazz clarinetist, who also wrote and arranged music. He was born and died in New Orleans, Louisiana.