In MemoriamJazzTrumpet

Avant-Garde Trumpeter Dies at 82

Born in Paris with studies throughout Europe and New York, Jacques Coursil was a talented trumpeter who recorded with Frank Wright, Marion Brown, and Sun Ra & The Arkestra. In addition to being a prolific jazz artist, Coursil spent much of his career in higher education teaching mathematics, linguistic theory, and literature. Two of his later albums used contemporary techniques to express “the misery inflicted upon Native Americans by the Indian Removal Act.” – Jazzwise

This article was originally published in Jazzwise on July 24, 2020.

 

Jeremy Smith

Jeremy E. Smith is the Founder and Editor of Last Row Music. He received music degrees from Grace College, Carnegie Mellon University, and The Ohio State University. Currently, Jeremy is the bass trombonist of the Mansfield Symphony Orchestra and performs throughout Ohio, where he lives with his wife and two sons. Smith is a member of the International Trombone Association and the Jazz Journalists Association.