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Don Gumpert

Born St. Louis, Missouri. Started playing at age 6, first professional gig at age 11. Played various clubs in St. Louis, MO; Atlanta, GA; Birmingham, AL; Orlando, FL, etc.,; started at Rosie O'Grady's in 1968 in Pensacola, FL, and is still performing there on the first Sunday of each month. Took the first Dixieland band to Aruba in the early 1980s.

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Jazz Cornetist Don Gumpert Dies

Jazz Cornetist Don Gumpert Dies

Source: All About Jazz

Beloved Jazz Cornetist Don Gumpert died Thursday March 17 at his home in Ft. Walton Beach, FL. He was under Hospice care and died peacefully with his family at his bedside. Funeral arrangements are as follows: Visitation is from 6 to 8 pm Tuesday, the 22nd, at Little Chapel Funeral Home at the intersection of Beal and Racetrack in Fort Walton Beach. Funeral 11 am Wednesday, the 23rd, at Trinity United Methodist Church on Racetrack Rd. Gathering at Staff's restaurant ...

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