Stump Evans | |
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Birth name | Paul Anderson Evans |
Born | Lawrence, Kansas, U.S. | October 18, 1904
Died | August 29, 1928 Douglas County, Kansas, U.S. | (aged 23)
Genres | Jazz |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Instrument(s) | Saxophone |
Years active | 1920s |
Paul "Stump" Evans (October 18, 1904 – August 29, 1928) [1] was an American musician, who was one of the first jazz saxophonists.
Evans experimented with several instruments: alto horn, trombone, and alto saxophone. [1] In the 1920s, he played baritone saxophone in Chicago as a member of the Creole Jazz Band led by King Oliver and the Dixie Syncopators. [1] He played C melody saxophone when he supported singer Priscilla Stewart. With Oliver he played soprano saxophone, then alto saxophone with the Red Hot Peppers led by Jelly Roll Morton. [1] Evans also worked as a sideman for Erskine Tate [2] and Jimmy Wade.
He died at the age of 23 from tuberculosis. [3]
Stump Evans | |
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Birth name | Paul Anderson Evans |
Born | Lawrence, Kansas, U.S. | October 18, 1904
Died | August 29, 1928 Douglas County, Kansas, U.S. | (aged 23)
Genres | Jazz |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Instrument(s) | Saxophone |
Years active | 1920s |
Paul "Stump" Evans (October 18, 1904 – August 29, 1928) [1] was an American musician, who was one of the first jazz saxophonists.
Evans experimented with several instruments: alto horn, trombone, and alto saxophone. [1] In the 1920s, he played baritone saxophone in Chicago as a member of the Creole Jazz Band led by King Oliver and the Dixie Syncopators. [1] He played C melody saxophone when he supported singer Priscilla Stewart. With Oliver he played soprano saxophone, then alto saxophone with the Red Hot Peppers led by Jelly Roll Morton. [1] Evans also worked as a sideman for Erskine Tate [2] and Jimmy Wade.
He died at the age of 23 from tuberculosis. [3]