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Active

1930s - 1970s

Born

March 3, 1906 in New Orleans, LA

Died

June 27, 1980 in Culver City, CA

Genre

Jazz

Styles

New Orleans Jazz Swing Big Band Dixieland Early Jazz

Also Known As

Albany Leon Bigard
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Barney Bigard

Biography by Scott Yanow

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One of the best and most distinctive jazz clarinetists from the 20s through to the 70s.
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