Image of Jonah Jones

Jonah Jones

Jonah Jones (born Robert Elliott Jones; December 31, 1909 – April 30, 2000) was a jazz trumpeter who created concise versions of jazz and swing and jazz standards that appealed to a mass audience. In the jazz community, he is known for his work with Stuff Smith. He was sometimes referred to as "King Louis II", a reference to Louis Armstrong. Jones started playing alto saxophone at the age of 12 in the Booker T. Washington Community Center band in Louisville, Kentucky, before quickly transitioning to trumpet, where he excelled. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jonah Jones, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.


Read bio at tmdb | Read bio at Wikipedia
Born:
Dec 31, 1909 In Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Movie/TV Credits:
1
First Appeared:
In the movie An Evening with Fred Astaire 1958-10-17
Latest Project:
Movie An Evening with Fred Astaire 1958-10-17
Known For
Poster of An Evening with Fred Astaire
Filmography
Movie An Evening with Fred Astaire Self 1958-10-17