RUSSELL, LUIS. Jazz bandleader ( near Bocas del Toro, Panama; in New York, New York). His father was a pianist-organist and a music teacher. He studied several instruments as a child, including piano and organ. His first professional experiences were playing for silent movies in local theaters and later in a nightclub. In 1919 he moved to New Orleans, Louisiana. During the 1920s he played with various groups, including Arnold DePass and Albert Nicholas , and...