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Joseph Nathan " King " Oliver (December 19, 1881 [1] – April 8/10, 1938) was an American jazz cornet player and bandleader. He was particularly recognized for his playing style and his pioneering use of mutes in jazz.
King Oliver (born May 11, 1885, Abend, La., U.S.—died April 8, 1938, Savannah, Ga.) was an American cornetist who was a vital link between the semi-mythical prehistory of jazz and the firmly documented history of jazz proper.
Dec 16, 2007 · Mentor to Louis Armstrong and pioneer of what would become known as the Harmon trumpet mute, Joe “King” Oliver was a key figure in the first period of jazz history.
May 21, 2018 · Billed as the “ World ’ s Greatest Cornetist, ” Joe “ King ” Oliver reigned as the premier trumpeter of jazz during the early 1920s. The famed musical mentor of Louis Armstrong, Oliver is perhaps best remembered for bringing the young New Orleans hornman to Chicago in 1922.
Jun 1, 2018 · One of the most important of the New Orleans jazz pioneers, cornetist Joe “King” Oliver is perhaps best remembered today for leading the best jazz band of 1923 and for his connection with Louis Armstrong. However, there was much more to the King Oliver story than that.
Joe “King” Oliver (December 19, 1885 to April 8, 1938), was a jazz musician and bandleader. Joe “King” Oliver was a Louisiana native who moved to New Orleans as a teenager. Oliver was a cornet player in New Orleans’ brass bands, dance bands, and in Storyville’s red-light district.
A pioneering jazz trumpet and cornet player, bandleader Joseph “King” Oliver played an instrumental role in the popularization of jazz outside of New Orleans. Though born in Louisiana, Oliver spent much of his career in Chicago, where he established his legendary King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band.
King Oliver, a Black musician, was born on this date in 1885. Joe "King" Oliver was from Donaldsyille, LA. He played cornet in the brass and dance bands in New Orleans' red-light district, Storyville.
In 1921 Louis Armstrong joined Oliver in Chicago. Known principally for his eight-piece ensemble, the Creole Jazz Band, Oliver fielded a larger, jump-band style ensemble called the Dixie Syncopaters in the mid-to-late 1920’s.
Nov 13, 2018 · Jazz musician King Oliver's bio, concert & touring information, albums, reviews, videos, photos and more.
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