JACQUET, JEAN BAPTISTE ILLINOIS. Jazz saxophonist ( in Broussard, Louisiana). He came from a musical family; his father was a bassist with a railroad-company band, and two brothers, Linton and Robert, became professional musicians. His family moved to Houston, Texas, when he was an infant. He began playing professionally with local groups during the 1930s. In 1941 he joined Floyd Ray ; thereafter he played with various groups, including Lionel Hampton (1940-42), Cabell...