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Joe Marsala | |
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Birth name | Joseph Francis Marsala |
Born | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | January 4, 1907
Died | March 4, 1978 Santa Barbara, California, U.S. | (aged 71)
Genres | Jazz, Dixieland, swing |
Occupation | Musician |
Instrument | Clarinet |
Years active | 1920s–1948 |
Spouse | Adele Girard (m. 1937) |
Joseph Francis Marsala (January 4, 1907 – March 4, 1978)[1] was an Italian-American jazz clarinetist and songwriter. His younger brother was trumpeter Marty Marsala and he was married to jazz harpist Adele Girard.