Alphonse Picou
Alphonse Floristan Picou (October 19, 1878 – February 4, 1961) was an important very early American jazz clarinetist, who also wrote and arranged music. He was born and died in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Alphonse Picou | |
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Picou (background) behind Papa Celestin. Photographed in New Orleans, 1950, by Stanley Kubrick. | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Alphonse Floristan Picou |
| Born | October 19, 1878 New Orleans, Louisiana, United States |
| Died | February 4, 1961 (aged 82) New Orleans, Louisiana, United States |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Clarinetist |
| Instrument(s) | Clarinet |
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