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Crawfordsville's De Paris Brothers

Wilbur (playing trombone) and Sidney (playing trumpet) De Paris perform with Sister Rosetta Tharpe.
Wilbur (playing trombone) and Sidney (playing trumpet) De Paris perform with Sister Rosetta Tharpe.

When you hear the phrase Dixieland jazz, you probably don’t think of Crawfordsville, Indiana. But Crawfordsville’s De Paris brothers performed with some of the greatest legends of jazz music, including Louis Armstrong, Sidney Bechet, and Jelly Roll Morton, Duke Ellington and more. This week we’ll explore the music of trumpet player Sidney De Paris, and trombonist Wilbur De Paris.