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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 1
Top works
- A beautiful world
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Film & TV
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Known for
- Treme2010
- The New Orleans Concert: The Music of America's Soul — Self2006
- Don't Worry Honey, I Live Here: How Locals Celebrate Mardi Gras2006
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1964-12-19
dixielandjazzrhythm and bluesswing
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- 54,140
- Total plays
- 383,895
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jazzNew Orleanstrumpetdixielandtreme
Originally a founding member in the 1980's of New Orleans' popular Rebirth Brass Band, with whom he recorded seven lively albums and toured the world. Ruffins branched out on his own in the early 1990's with his own band, a more traditional New Orleans jazz combo, but has also performed with The Kermit Ruffins Big Band. His style is most reminiscent of great Nawlin's trumpeter Louis Armstrong, He regularly performs with his backing band called the Barbecue Swingers in local New Orleans clubs. <a
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New Orleans
- Occupation
- jazz musician
- Instrument
- voice
- Image
- Kermit Ruffins.jpg
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- Kermit Ruffins
- date of birth
- 1964-12-19
- start of work period
- 1973-00-00
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