About Zilner Randolph
Lived 1899 – 1994 (aged 95). Zilner Randolph was an American trumpeter, jazz musician, songwriter and music teacher.
Zilner Trenton Randolph (January 28, 1899 – February 2, 1994) was an American jazz trumpeter, arranger, and music educator.
Early life Randolph was born in Dermott, Arkansas, on January 28, 1899.
Later life and career Randolph played in St. Louis in the early 1920s, then in Bernie Young's band in Milwaukee from 1927 to 1930. He moved to Chicago in 1931 and was a trumpeter and arranger with Louis Armstrong for 1931–32 and again in 1933 and 1935.
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Who was Zilner Randolph?
American jazz trumpeter (1899-1994)
When was Zilner Randolph born?
Zilner Randolph was born on 28 January 1899 in Dermott.
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Zilner Randolph died on 2 February 1994 in Chicago.
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Zilner Randolph was a trumpeter, jazz musician, songwriter and music teacher.
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Zilner Randolph was American.
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