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Jimmy Bertrand

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Jimmy Bertrand
Born	February 24, 1900 Biloxi, Mississippi, U.S.
Died	August 1960 (aged 60) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Genres	Jazz
Instrument(s)	Drums

Jimmy Bertrand (February 24, 1900 – August 1960) was an American jazz and blues percussionist.^[1]

Background[edit]

Bertrand was born in Biloxi, Mississippi, and was active on the Chicago blues and jazz scene of the 1920s.^[1] Bertrand recorded with Louis Armstrong, Johnny Dodds, Erskine Tate, and Blind Blake, amongst many others.^[1] In addition he led Jimmy Bertrand's Washboard Wizards.^[1] He was also a noted instructor; his pupils included Wallace Bishop, Lionel Hampton, and Big Sid Catlett.^[2] Bertrand died in Chicago in 1960.^[3]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Chadbourne, Eugene. "Jimmy Bertrand". AllMusic. Retrieved February 22, 2021.

^ "Jimmy Bertrand (1900-1960)". Red Hot Jazz Archive. Retrieved 18 April 2020.

^ Bally (2021-01-20). "Heroes #17: Jimmy Bertrand, 1900-1960". Drums In The Twenties. Retrieved 2022-08-13.