John Casimir (clarinetist)
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John Casimir was a New Orleans jazz
clarinetist and bandleader
, best remembered as the leader of The Young Tuxedo Brass Band
for some 20 years up to his death.
Casimir started playing professionally with the Young Eagles Band with Lee Collins
in 1919.
He was also a member of the Original Tuxedo Brass Band
, often following the lead of Louis Armstrong
.
The Young Tuxedo Brass Band's 1958 album was released under the title "Jazz Begins" by Atlantic Records
. It was the only recording the band released under his leadership. Casimir also led a dance band using some of the same musicians under the name The Young Tuxedo Jazz Band, which also recorded. Casimir played Bb clarinet with the jazz band, and the distinctive higher Eb clarinet with brass bands.
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
clarinetist and bandleader
Bandleader
A bandleader is the leader of a band of musicians. The term is most commonly, though not exclusively, used with a group that plays popular music as a small combo or a big band, such as one which plays jazz, blues, rhythm and blues or rock and roll music....
, best remembered as the leader of The Young Tuxedo Brass Band
Young Tuxedo Brass Band
The Young Tuxedo Brass Band is a brass band from New Orleans, which was influential on the New Orleans jazz scene in the years after World War II....
for some 20 years up to his death.
Casimir started playing professionally with the Young Eagles Band with Lee Collins
Lee Collins (musician)
Leeds "Lee" Collins was an American jazz trumpeter.Born in New Orleans, Collins played in brass bands as a teenager, including The Young Eagles, The Columbia Band, and the Tuxedo Brass Band. In the 1910s he played in New Orleans alongside Louis Armstrong, Papa Celestin, and Zutty Singleton...
in 1919.
He was also a member of the Original Tuxedo Brass Band
Tuxedo Brass Band
The Tuxedo Brass Band, sometimes called the Original Tuxedo Brass Band, was one of the most highly regarded brass bands of New Orleans, Louisiana in the 1910s and 1920s....
, often following the lead of Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong , nicknamed Satchmo or Pops, was an American jazz trumpeter and singer from New Orleans, Louisiana....
.
The Young Tuxedo Brass Band's 1958 album was released under the title "Jazz Begins" by Atlantic Records
Atlantic Records
Atlantic Records is an American record label best known for its many recordings of rhythm and blues, rock and roll, and jazz...
. It was the only recording the band released under his leadership. Casimir also led a dance band using some of the same musicians under the name The Young Tuxedo Jazz Band, which also recorded. Casimir played Bb clarinet with the jazz band, and the distinctive higher Eb clarinet with brass bands.