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    Arthur Briggs
    Arthur Briggs

    British Caribbean jazz trumpeter and orchestra leader who performed in Europe. Born: April 9, 1901 in St. George's, Grenada. Died: July 15, 1991 in Chantilly, Paris, France. He joined Will Marion Cook's Southern Syncopated Orchestra in 1919 which toured Europe. After surviving a Nazi concentration camp (because he was black) he played mainly in France.

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