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1940 - Frederick Starr was born on this day. Traditional jazz clarinetist and saxophonist from Cincinnati, Ohio. Fred is the former vice-president in charge of academic affairs at Tulane University in New Orleans. He is the author of 'Red and Hot: Jazz in the USSR' and 'A Jazz Atlas of New Orleans'. He played with the Queen City Jazz Band in Cincinnati, and is the founder and leader of the 'Louisiana Repertory Jazz Ensemble'. |