Tommy Ladnier

Tommy Ladnier Tommy Ladnier American jazz trumpeter (1900–1939) Thomas James Ladnier (May 28, 1900 – June 4, 1939) was an American jazz trumpeter. Hugues Panassié – an influential French critic, jazz historian, and renowned exponent of New Orleans jazz – rated Ladnier, sometime on or before 1956, second only to Louis Armstrong.[1][2][3] Quick facts Background information, Birth name ... Tommy Ladnier Background information Birth name Thomas James Ladnier Born (1900-05-28)May 28, 1900 Mandeville, Louisiana, U.S. Died June 4, 1939(1939-06-04) (aged 39) Harlem, Manhattan, New York Genres Jazz Instrument Trumpet Years active 1921–1939 Formerly of Mezz Mezzrow Close Early years Ladnier was born in Mandeville, Louisiana – located on the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain, with New Orleans on the opposite…

GENRES: Jazz, Trumpet