Peter Bocage

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title: "Peter Bocage" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["1887-births", "1967-deaths", "jazz-musicians-from-new-orleans", "american-jazz-cornetists", "american-jazz-violinists", "american-male-violinists", "20th-century-american-violinists", "20th-century-american-male-musicians", "american-male-jazz-musicians", "tuxedo-brass-band-members", "excelsior-brass-band-members", "onward-brass-band-members", "eureka-brass-band-members", "the-eagle-band-members"] description: "American jazz trumpeter and violinist (1887–1967)" topic_path: "arts" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Bocage" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary American jazz trumpeter and violinist (1887–1967) ::

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Field	Value
name	Peter Bocage
image	SuperiorOch1910Bocage.jpg
caption	Peter Bocage in 1910
background	non_vocal_instrumentalist
birth_name	Peter Edwin Bocage
birth_date
birth_place	New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
death_date
death_place	New Orleans
genre	Jazz
occupation	Musician
instrument	Trumpet, violin
past_member_of	Onward Brass Band, Excelsior Brass Band
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| name = Peter Bocage | image = SuperiorOch1910Bocage.jpg | caption =Peter Bocage in 1910 | background = non_vocal_instrumentalist | birth_name =Peter Edwin Bocage | birth_date = | birth_place = New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | death_date = | death_place =New Orleans | genre = Jazz | occupation = Musician | instrument = Trumpet, violin | years_active = | past_member_of =Onward Brass Band, Excelsior Brass Band

Peter Edwin Bocage (31 July 1887 – 3 December 1967) was an American jazz trumpeter and violinist.

Career

At 21, he played violin as the leader of a ragtime band, the Superior Orchestra, which included Bunk Johnson. He played trumpet in the Tuxedo Orchestra, the Onward Brass Band, and as the leader of the Excelsior Brass Band. He played with King Oliver's band, the Fate Marable Orchestra, and A. J. Piron. He performed with Sidney Bechet and at the Cotton Club in New York City. He made records with Piron's New Orleans Orchestra in 1923, and later with his band the Creole Serenaders. He also taught Louis Armstrong how to read music notes. Both jazz musicians met during 'jam sessions' and created a friendship through music. In later years he performed at Preservation Hall in New Orleans.{{cite web |title=Peter Bocage (1897-1967) |url=https://syncopatedtimes.com/peter-bocage-1897-1967/ |website=Red Hot Jazz Archive |date=25 April 2020 |accessdate=25 April 2020 }}

References

References

1. Bocage, Peter. (29 January 1959). "Interview by William Russell and Richard B. Allen".
2. Larkin, Colin. (2004). "The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz". Virgin.
3. "Peter Bocage".

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