Floyd LeFlore

Floyd LeFlore
Birth nameFloyd LeFlore
Born1940
Died2014
St. Louis, MO
GenresJazz, avant-garde jazz, free jazz
OccupationMusician
Instrument(s)Trumpet, percussion

Floyd LeFlore (1940–2014) was a jazz composer, trumpet player, and poet from St. Louis.[1] In 1968, LeFlore helped to found the Black Artists Group (BAG).[2]

  1. ^ Minderman, Dean (9 September 2014). "Floyd LeFlore, trumpeter and co-founder of Black Artists Group, dead at age 74". St. Louis Jazz Notes: Jazz, improvisation, and creative music in St. Louis, MO, USA. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Music and Musicians of the Black Artists' Group in St. Louis". 31 January 2006. Retrieved 24 February 2019.