# Jonah Jones

> Jonah Jones was a jazz trumpeter who created concise versions of jazz and swing and jazz standards that appealed to a mass audience. In the jazz community, he is known for his work with Stuff Smith. He was sometimes referred to as "King Louis II", a reference to Louis Armstrong. Jones started playing alto saxophone at the age of 12 in the Booker T. Washington Community Center band in Louisville, Kentucky, before quickly transitioning to trumpet, where he excelled.

*American jazz trumpeter (1909–2000)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Singer / Musician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220))
- **Category:** Musicians
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1909-12-31
- **Died:** 2000-04-29
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 44.5 / 100
- **Momentum:** 1.4 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 8.8 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 55.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Discogs](https://www.discogs.com/artist/123414)
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- [Jonah Jones (Jazzmusiker)](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonah_Jones_(Jazzmusiker))
- [Jonah Jones](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonah_Jones)
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- [Jonah Jones](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonah_Jones)
- [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/d5fc2a70-7784-4877-84d3-473c99c09833)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q350938)

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