Saxophonist Illinois Jacquet

Illinois Jacquet

Living place: Louisiana

Birthday: 31-10-1922 (102 years old)

Population of US 1922: 110,049,000

Global rank: #12345

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Who is Saxophonist Illinois Jacquet?
Tenor saxophone who is recognized for his role in the song "Flying Home," which featured the first R&B saxophone solo. He is also one of the few jazz musicians to play bassoon.
He started a band with his brother and Charles Mingus in 1944.
 
 

Young / Before famous

He performed alto saxophone in his father's band as a child, played with the Milton Larkin Orchestra at the age of fifteen, and later moved to Los Angeles, where he met Nat King Cole.

Family life info

He grew up in a musical family; His father was an orchestra conductor, his brother Russell played the trumpet, and his other younger brother Linton was a drummer.

Close relationship

Who is Boy (girl) friend/ wife (husband)/ darling Saxophonist Illinois Jacquet?
He was in Jammin' The Blues with Lester Young, a film nominated for an Academy Award.

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Summary of Illinois Jacquet profile

When was Saxophonist Illinois Jacquet born?
Illinois Jacquet birthday 31-10-1922 (at the age of 102).
Where is Saxophonist Illinois Jacquet's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
Illinois Jacquet was born in Louisiana, . is a Saxophonist, whose Zodiac is Scorpius, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Dog. Illinois Jacquet's global rank is 12345 and whose rank is 1 in list of famous Saxophonist. Population of US in 1922 is about 110,049,000 persons.
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Events in 1922 and 31-10

Events in US in the birth year of Illinois Jacquet

  • Lincoln Memorial is dedicated in Washington, D.C. (May 30).
  • Coal miners strike for nearly six months to protest wage cuts. The strike, one of several organized by the United Mine Workers of America since 1919, cripples the coal mining industry.

Birthday Illinois Jacquet (31-10) in history

  • Day 31-10 year 1517: To mark the beginning of the Protestant Reformation in Germany, Martin Luther passed the 95 Theses in front of the Wittenberg Palace church.
  • Day 31-10 year 1846: Heavy snowfall leaves the Donner Party stranded in the Sierra Nevada mountains.
  • Day 31-10 year 1864: Nevada became the 36th state.
  • Day 31-10 year 1941: Work on the Mount Rushmore monument was completed.
  • Day 31-10 year 1956: Rear Admiral G. J. Dufek became the first person to land an airplane at the South Pole.
  • Day 31-10 year 1984: Indian prime minister Indira Gandhi was assassinated.
  • Day 31-10 year 1992: Pope John Paul II admitted that the Roman Catholic Church had erred in convicting Galileo of heresy 350 years earlier.
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