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Also known as Luis Carl Russell

American jazz pianist and bandleader (1902–1963)

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Type
Person
Country
US
Active from
1942-04-02
Active to
2016-11-13

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17,561
Total plays
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Luis Russell (6 August 1902 - 11 December 1963) was a jazz pianist and bandleader. Luis Carl Russell was born on Careening Cay, near Bocas del Toro, Panama, in a family of Afro-Caribbean ancestry. His father was a music teacher, and young Luis learned to play violin, guitar, trombone, and piano. He began playing professionally accompanying silent film by 1917, then played at a casino in the city of Colón, Panama. In 1919 he won 3000 United States dollars in a lottery <a href="https://www.last.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Luis
Family name
Russell
Gender
male
Citizenship
Panama
Place of birth
Bocas del Toro
Place of death
New York City
Occupation
trombonist
Languages spoken
English language
Genre
jazz
Instrument
piano
Image
Luis Russell 1.jpg
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date of birth
1902-08-06
date of death
1963-12-11
cause of death
cancer
manner of death
natural causes
Commons category
Luis Russell
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