About Jiver Hutchinson
Lived 1906 – 1959 (aged 53). Jiver Hutchinson was a Jamaican trumpeter, jazz musician and bandleader.
Leslie George "Jiver" Hutchinson (18 March 1906 – 22 November 1959) was a Jamaican jazz trumpeter and bandleader.
Biography
Leslie George Hutchinson was born on 18 March 1906 at Hope Road, Cross Roads, St Andrew Parish, Jamaica.
Hutchinson played in the band of Bertie King in Jamaica in the 1930s, then moved to England, where he played with Happy Blake's Cuba Club Band. In 1936, Hutchinson played in Leslie Thompson's Emperors of Jazz and in 1938 with Ken "Snakehips" Johnson, then joined Geraldo's band in 1939. Hutchinson led his own ensemble from 1944 to 1950, featuring many of the musicians from Thompson's band. His ensemble toured the UK and Europe, and did concerts in India in 1945. He also recorded with the ensemble in 1947. He returned to play with Geraldo after the group's dissolution, and recorded with pianist Mary Lou Williams in 1952.
Hutchinson was killed in a car crash in Weeting, Norfolk, in 1959 aged 53, while on tour with his band. His daughter is the singer Elaine Delmar.
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Who was Jiver Hutchinson?
Jamaican musician (1906-1959)
When was Jiver Hutchinson born?
Jiver Hutchinson was born on 16 March 1906 in Jamaica.
When did Jiver Hutchinson die?
Jiver Hutchinson died on 22 November 1959.
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Jiver Hutchinson was a trumpeter, jazz musician and bandleader.
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Jiver Hutchinson was Jamaican.
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