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Leroy Jones (born February 20, 1958) is a jazz trumpeter. Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, Jones began playing trumpet at the age of ten, and by the time he was 12 was leading the Fairview Baptist Church Marching Band, a group of young musicians organized by jazz guitarist and banjo player Danny Barker. When the musicians' union forced Barker to disband the group in 1974, Jones became a union musician and took over the running of the group, renamed the Hurricane Brass Band, himself. In 1975 or 1976, he left the group, touring for a time with Eddie Vinson and Della Reese before forming his own group, the Leroy Jones Quintet. In 1991, Jones joined the big band of Harry Connick, Jr., and the exposure with Connick's band (including the opportunity for the Leroy Jones Quintet to open for Connick

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  • لوروا جونز (عازف جاز) (ar)
  • Leroy Jones (de)
  • Leroy Jones (trumpeter) (en)
  • リロイ・ジョーンズ (ja)
  • Leroy Jones (nl)
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  • リロイ・ジョーンズ (ja)
  • لوروا جونز (بالإنجليزية: Leroy Jones)‏ هو عازف جاز أمريكي، ولد في 20 فبراير 1958 في نيو أورلينز في الولايات المتحدة. (ar)
  • Leroy Jones (* 20. Februar 1958 in New Orleans) ist ein amerikanischer Jazztrompeter. Nach Digby Fairweather ist er „einer der interessantesten und kreativisten unter den neueren afroamerikanischen Traditionalisten“ des Jazz. (de)
  • Leroy Jones (New Orleans, 20 februari 1958) is een Amerikaanse jazztrompettist, zanger, componist en arrangeur. Volgens Digby Fairweather is hij een van de interessantste en creatiefste onder de nieuwe musici die New Orleans-jazz spelen. (nl)
  • Leroy Jones (born February 20, 1958) is a jazz trumpeter. Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, Jones began playing trumpet at the age of ten, and by the time he was 12 was leading the Fairview Baptist Church Marching Band, a group of young musicians organized by jazz guitarist and banjo player Danny Barker. When the musicians' union forced Barker to disband the group in 1974, Jones became a union musician and took over the running of the group, renamed the Hurricane Brass Band, himself. In 1975 or 1976, he left the group, touring for a time with Eddie Vinson and Della Reese before forming his own group, the Leroy Jones Quintet. In 1991, Jones joined the big band of Harry Connick, Jr., and the exposure with Connick's band (including the opportunity for the Leroy Jones Quintet to open for Connick (en)
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  • Leroy Jones (en)
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  • Leroy Jones (en)
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  • New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. (en)
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