Mutt Carey

Thomas ‘Papa’ ‘Mutt’ Carey [1891 - September 3, 1948] was a New Orleans cornetist who played with Kid Ory during the 1910s and 20s. He is also recognized for his work as a bandleader during the revival of traditional jazz during the late 1940s.

Buddy Bolden

Charles ‘Buddy’ Bolden (September 6, 1877-November 4, 1931) was the first important name is jazz history and was a cornetist and pioneer of the kind of New Orleans rag time music that eventually came to be known as jazz.

Bix Beiderbecke

Leon Bismark ‘Bix’ Beiderbecke (March 10, 1903 – August 6, 1931) was an early jazz cornetist, who was most famous for his work with the Paul Whiteman Orchestra starting in 1927 but was also respected as a pianist and composer.