Of the Swing era

Louise ArmstrongBorn in 1901 in New Orleans.

Natural talent in singing and trumpet playing.

Influenced jazz singing like no other male singer before him.

Toured the worldWhen the Saints Go Marching in

Lester YoungBorn in Mississippi in 1909

The biggest influence of the cool movement on the Tenor Saxophone

Nickname Prez

Influenced by Coleman Hawkins

For a time member of Count Basie’s Big Band

Shoe Shine Boy

Duke EllingtonBorn Edward Kennedy Ellington in Washington DC in 1899

Jazz era’s greatest composer with over 2000 compositions

Directed his orchestra from the piano

Had an almost 60 year career in performance and influence on jazz and swing

Always dressed eloquently hence the name Duke

Bojangles

Billy HolidayAll of Me

Born Eleanora Fagan in Philadelphia in 1915

Chequered lifestyle and history

One of the great singers of the swing era

Close friend of Prez Much success in the

‘40s Distinct voice