TIO, LORENZO, JR.

TIO, LORENZO, JR. Jazz clarinetist (1884 in New Orleans, Louisiana; 1 December 1933 in New York, New York). He came from a musical family: his father, Lorenzo, Sr., played clarinet in brass bands of New Orleans from the 1880s on, including the Excelsior, John Robichaux, and a dance band led by Lorenzo and Anthony Doublet . His uncle, Luis (Papa), played clarinet with Armand Piron and the Bloom Philharmonic Orchestra. Lorenzo, Jr., was active early in his career with his father's...