Ward Pinkett

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Ward Pinkett

tr, 1906-1937 US, Newport News, Virginia
Musician of Jazz
A.k.a. Ward William Pinkett

Ward Pinkett (April 29, 1906—March 15, 1937) was an American jazz trumpeter remembered for playing two notable solos in recordings by jazz pianist and bandleader Jelly Roll Morton. His promising musical career was cut short by alcoholism and illness.The son of an amateur cornet player, Ward Pinkett started playing the trumpet when he was ten years old. He played in the school band at Hampton Institute and later attended the New Haven Conservatory of Music.Ward Pinkett died of alcoholism-aggravated pneumonia six weeks short of his thirty-first birthday.

Instruments

Trumpet
Vocals

Genres

Jazz
Blues
Soundtrack

Plays With

Clarence Williams' Jazz Kings

Jelly Roll Morton's Red Hot Peppers

Jimmy Johnson And His Orchestra

Band Members

External Links

Wikipedia

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