Papa Laine

Drummer, alto horn player and bandleader, born September 21, 1873 in New Orleans, died in the same city June 1, 1966. Laine formed his Reliance Brass Band during the 1890s and led it for over 40 years. From Wikipedia: "[...] a pioneering band leader in New Orleans in the years from the Spanish–American War to World War I. He was often credited for training many musicians which would later become successful in jazz music. His Marching band was named Reliance Brass Band and it was the first to fuse European, African and Latin music together. The earliest jazz musicians can be traced back to playing within the Reliance Brass Band or being influenced from those who had."