Paul Mares
Illustration — Mares' former house, near Esplanade Avenue & Broad Paul Mares (June 15, 1900 – August 18, 1949), was an American early dixieland jazz cornet and trumpet player, and leader of the New Orleans Rhythm Kings. Mares established himself as a respected bandleader over a group of wild and strong-willed musicians, as The New Orleans Rhythm Kings (N.O.R.K.) became one of the best-regarded bands in Chicago in the early 1920s. In January 1935 Mares played trumpet on, and fronted, a recording session with a band called "Paul Mares and his Friars Society Orchestra" - a name that referred to the Friar's Inn club where the N.O.R.K. had first played in Chicago.
Paul Mares
Photo by Infrogmation of New Orleans · CC BY 2.5
- Born
- 1900 · New Orleans.
- Died
- 1949 · Chicago.
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- bandleader · conductor · jazz musician · trumpeter · composer
- Fields
- jazz
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Paul Mares (15 June 1900 – 18 August 1949) was a composer, jazz musician, trumpeter and bandleader.
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The birth of Paul Mares is recorded on 15 June 1900, and the death on 18 August 1949. The birthplace of Paul Mares is recorded as New Orleans, La. by the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek and as La Nouvelle Orléans by the Bibliothèque nationale de France. Paul Mares died in Chicago, according to the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek and the Bibliothèque nationale de France. The Deutsche Nationalbibliothek records the fuller form Chicago, Illinois.
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Born at New Orleans in 1900, died in Chicago in 1949.
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New Orleans: House near Esplanade Avenue Broad, former home of jazz musician Paul Mares; the New Orleans Rhythm Kings rehersed here. Photo by Infrogmation, 1991 or early 1992
Infrogmation of New Orleans · Photo by Infrogmation of New Orleans
Metairie, Louisiana. House in Metairie Ridge section, home to musician Paul Mares in the late 1920s. 118 Glenwood Drive.
Infrogmation of New Orleans · Photo by Infrogmation
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- 1.Paul Mares (1900-1949). Red Hot Jazz Archive. 20 May 2020.
- 2.Berendt, Joachim. The Jazz Book. Paladin. 131. 1976.
- 3.Sudhalter, Richard. Lost Chords. Oxford University Press, 1999, p. 225.
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