Stump Evans
Paul "Stump" Evans (October 18, 1904 – August 29, 1928) was one of the first jazz saxophonists.
Stump Evans | |
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| Birth name | Paul Anderson Evans |
| Born | October 18, 1904 Lawrence, Kansas, U.S. |
| Died | August 29, 1928 (aged 23) Douglas County, Kansas |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Saxophone |
| Years active | 1920s |
Evans experimented with several instruments: alto horn, trombone, and alto saxophone. In the 1920s, he played baritone saxophone in Chicago as a member of the Creole Jazz Band led by King Oliver and the Dixie Syncopators. He played C melody saxophone when he supported singer Priscilla Stewart. With Oliver he played soprano saxophone, then alto saxophone with the Red Hot Peppers led by Jelly Roll Morton. Evans also worked as a sideman for Erskine Tate[1] and Jimmy Wade. He died young from tuberculosis.[2]
References
- Chadbourne, Eugene. "Stump Evans". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
- Rye, Howard (2002). Kernfeld, Barry (ed.). The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz. 1 (2nd ed.). New York: Grove's Dictionaries. p. 729. ISBN 1-56159-284-6.
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