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New Orleans Modern Jazz Pioneer Mike Serpas Dies at 77

New Orleans Modern Jazz Pioneer Mike Serpas Dies at 77

By Charles Suhor Trumpeter Mike Serpas, one of the pioneers of modern jazz in New Orleans, died on April 23 in Picayune, Mississippi. Born in Algiers, Serpas studied with the legendary Manuel “Fess” Manetta, a veteran of Buddy Bolden’s band, and played at Behrman High School under Milton Bush. He served in the U.S. Navy and ...


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