About Howard McFarlane
Lived 1894 – 1983 (aged 88). Howard McFarlane was a British jazz musician.
Howard Osmond McFarlane (November 13, 1894, London – March 6, 1983, London) was an English jazz trumpeter.
McFarlane played in film palaces from 1919 into the early 1920s. He played in Alex Hyde's band after this, recording with them in Germany in 1924. The group dissolved in the middle of the decade and McFarlane remained in Germany, playing with Bernard Etté (1924–26) and Dajos Béla (1925-32) and recording as a leader in 1926-27. He moved back to England and played with Jack Jackson in 1933-34; after spending time in Argentina with Béla again (1935–37), he did a tour of Europe from 1937 to 1940. He then joined the BBC Dance Orchestra, where he played from 1940 to 1957.
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Who was Howard McFarlane?
British musician
When was Howard McFarlane born?
Howard McFarlane was born on 13 November 1894 in London.
When did Howard McFarlane die?
Howard McFarlane died on 6 March 1983 in London.
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Howard McFarlane was a jazz musician.
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Howard McFarlane was British.
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