Researching Russell Jacquet
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 44 people with the Jacquet surname? In that year Jacquet was ranked number 3535 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Russell means "red-haired" and is of French origin.
Records of Russell Jacquet on Ancestry
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Russell Jacquet
Russell Jacquet (December 4, 1917 – February 28, 1990) was an American trumpeter. Jacquet was born on December 4, 1917 in Saint Martinville, Louisiana, United States. He was the elder brother of well-known tenor saxophonist Illinois Jacquet, who he worked with through the years. Jacquet had stints with Floyd Ray and Milt Larkin before he began studying music at Wiley College and Texas Southern University. He moved west and played with his brother's band for a time, later forming his own group which became the house band at the Cotton Club from 1945 to 1949. He then rejoined his brother's group. He later played with several small groups in Oakland, California, and in Houston with Arnett Cobb, and on a few dates in New York with his brother.
He died of a heart attack on February 28, 1990 in Los Angeles, California, aged 72.
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