Stump Evans
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Paul "Stump" Evans (October 18, 1904 – August 29, 1928)[1] was an American musician, who was one of the first jazz saxophonists.
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Birth name | Paul Anderson Evans |
Born | (1904-10-18)October 18, 1904 Lawrence, Kansas, U.S. |
Died | August 29, 1928(1928-08-29) (aged 23) Douglas County, Kansas, U.S. |
Genres | Jazz |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Instrument(s) | Saxophone |
Years active | 1920s |
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Evans experimented with several instruments: alto horn, trombone, and alto saxophone.[1] In the 1920s, he played baritone saxophone in Chicago as a member of the Creole Jazz Band led by King Oliver and the Dixie Syncopators.[1] He played C melody saxophone when he supported singer Priscilla Stewart. With Oliver he played soprano saxophone, then alto saxophone with the Red Hot Peppers led by Jelly Roll Morton.[1] Evans also worked as a sideman for Erskine Tate[2] and Jimmy Wade.
He died at the age of 23 from tuberculosis.[3]