Frank R. Fisher
Frank R. Fisher | |
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| Born | October 18, 1926 Huntsville, Texas, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument | Trumpet |
Frank R. Fisher (born October 18, 1926) is a jazz trumpeter, music arranger, and composer.[1] He is one of the oldest jazz musicians in the San Francisco Bay Area still performing.[2]
Career
[edit]Fisher is a jazz musician in the San Francisco Bay Area. He has been involved with music for over 70 years.[3] He was a part of jazz in the Fillmore District, San Francisco, California in the 1940s and 1950s.[4] He has been a member of the Junius Courtney Band since the 1960s.
References
[edit]- ^ "Frank Fisher: An American History". ajazzlifeandtimes.com. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
- ^ "Harlem of the West". ucsc.edu. Archived from the original on 25 May 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
- ^ Peninsula Press (12 June 2014). "Seeing history through a jazz perspective". Local: In The Peninsula. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
- ^ "Rev.Fall06.printer.REV.indd" (PDF). Retrieved 2018-05-10.
External links
[edit]- Legend of Bop City, San Francisco.
- Jazz Heritage Center, San Francisco.
- Renewal in Fillmore, San Francisco
- Jazz Detective (article history and photos Fillmore District).
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Categories:
- 1926 births
- African-American history in the San Francisco Bay Area
- African-American jazz composers
- African-American Methodists
- American jazz trumpeters
- American male trumpeters
- Living people
- Musicians from the San Francisco Bay Area
- 21st-century trumpeters
- Jazz musicians from California
- Jazz musicians from Texas
- American male jazz composers
- American jazz composers
- 21st-century American male musicians
- 21st-century African-American musicians
- 20th-century African-American musicians