Crawfordsville's De Paris Brothers

February 17, 2022

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.