Glyn Paque

American alto saxophonist and clarinetist Born 29 August 1906 in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, USA Died 29 August 1953 in Basel, Switzerland (heart attack). He was the uncle of Bert Curry. Paque moved to New York in 1926, with The Missourians in 1928-1929, toured with King Oliver 1930, with Willie Bryant 1934-1937, with Bobby Martin's Orchestra to Europe in 1937, when Martin returned to USA in 1939, Paque led the band, renamed The Cotton Club Serenaders. Settled in Switzerland.