CELESTIN, OSCAR

CELESTIN, OSCAR (SONNY, PAPA). Jazz trumpeter (1 January 1884 in Napoleonville, Louisiana; 15 December 1954 in New Orleans, Louisiana). He first played guitar and mandolin, then later changed to trombone and trumpet. He began his professional career at St. Charles, Louisiana, where he played in a brass band. About 1906 he settled in New Orleans, Louisiana. Thereafter he played with various brass bands, including the Algiers, Allen's, the Olympia, and Jack Carey, among others. About 1909 or 1910 he...