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Also known as Jack Kelson

musician (1922–2012)

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1922-02-27
Active to
2012-04-28
jazz

Discography

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Listeners
433
Total plays
1,483

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John Joseph Kelson Jr., better known by his stage name Jackie Kelso (b. February 27, 1922, Los Angeles) is an American jazz saxophonist, flautist, and clarinetist. Kelson studied at Gray Conservatory in the 1930s, and made his professional debut with Jerome Myart when he was fifteen. In the 1940s he played with C.L. Burke, Barney Bigard, Marshal Royal, Lucky Thompson, Kid Ory, Benny Carter, Benny Goodman, Lionel Hampton, and Roy Milton. In the 1950s he also performed with Johnny Otis <a href="h

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Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Los Angeles
Place of death
Beverly Hills
Occupation
saxophonist
Genre
jazz
Instrument
saxophone
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manner of death
natural causes
date of birth
1922-02-27
date of death
2012-04-28
cause of death
disease
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