Harold Dejan | |
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 Dejan (center) with Olympia Brass Band on tour in Austria, 1986 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Harold Andrew Dejan |
| Born | February 4, 1909 New Orleans, Louisiana, United States |
| Died | July 5, 2002 (aged 93) New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
Harold Andrew "Duke" Dejan (February 4, 1909 – July 5, 2002) was an American jazz alto saxophonist and bandleader in New Orleans.[1] Dejan is best remembered as leader of the Olympia Brass Band[1] during the 1960s and 1970s, when it was considered the top band in the city.
- ^ a b Martin, Douglas (August 12, 2002). "Duke Dejan, 93, a Jazz Player True to New Orleans, Dies". The New York Times.