Peter Bocage

Peter Edwin Bocage (31 July 1887[1][2] – 3 December 1967) was an American jazz trumpeter and violinist.

Peter Bocage
Peter Bocage in 1910
Background information
Birth namePeter Edwin Bocage
Born(1887-07-31)July 31, 1887
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
DiedDecember 3, 1967(1967-12-03) (aged 80)
New Orleans
GenresJazz
Occupation(s)Musician
InstrumentsTrumpet, violin
Associated actsOnward Brass Band, Excelsior Brass Band

Career

At 21, he played violin as the leader of a ragtime band, the Superior Orchestra, which included Bunk Johnson. He played trumpet in the Tuxedo Orchestra, the Onward Brass Band, and as the leader of the Excelsior Brass Band.[3] He played with King Oliver's band, the Fate Marable Orchestra, and A. J. Piron.[3] He performed with Sidney Bechet and at the Cotton Club in New York City.[3] He made records with Piron's New Orleans Orchestra in 1923, and later with his band the Creole Serenaders. In later years he performed at Preservation Hall in New Orleans.[3][4]

References
  1. Bocage, Peter (29 January 1959). "Interview by William Russell and Richard B. Allen" (PDF) (Interview). Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 May 2020.
  2. Larkin, Colin (2004). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz. Virgin. p. 101. ISBN 978-1-85227-183-1.
  3. Witmer, Rose of Sharon. "Peter Bocage". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 30 May 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  4. "Peter Bocage (1897-1967)". Red Hot Jazz Archive. Retrieved 25 April 2020.

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