Lorenzo Tio

Lorenzo Tio Jr., actually Anselm Lorenzo Tio, (* April 21, 1893 in New Orleans, † December 24, 1933 in New York City ) was an American jazz clarinetist of the New Orleans Jazz and teacher of many New Orleans musicians. He also played the oboe.

Life and work

Lorenzo Tio had a classical music training and was, like his father Lorenzo Tio eponymous senior (1867-1908) and his uncle Louis "Papa" Tio in New Orleans clarinet very well known. The age of nine he played in the marching bands, with 17 years in the Onward Brass Band and the Excelsior Brass Band from New Orleans. There he continued to play in big bands such as the " Lyre Club Symphony Orchestra" and in smaller brass bands. In 1913 he played with Papa Celestin and 1915 with Joe Oliver Pete Lala's. In 1916 he went with the band by Manuel Perez to Chicago, where he also played with Charlie Elgar. But he also played more like the one in New Orleans, for example, with the band Papa Celestin. 1918 to 1928 he was also frequently played with Armand Piron, with whom he recorded in New York ( 1923). In 1930 he moved to New York; where he played with other New Orleans musicians regularly on steam boats that took excursions on the Hudson and in the " Nest Club", but also at the Cotton Club and the " Roseland ". There are, among others recordings with Sidney Bechet, Clarence Williams ( 1924) and Jelly Roll Morton ( 1930).

His style was a major influence on the New Orleans jazz, especially because it has a large number of important jazz musicians counted as a teacher to his students, including Sidney Bechet, Albert Nicholas, Jimmie Noone, Omer Simeon ( which he held by Cottrell for his best students ), Johnny Dodds, Louis Cottrell Jr., Emile Barnes, Wade and Barney Bigard Whaley. His students, he did not teach it in jazz, but also brought them musical basics in how to read music and the basic concepts of music theory, ear training (after a " Solfeggio " mentioned procedure) and playing techniques for the clarinet, which he used the so-called " Albert System". Tio felt after learning sound fundamentals, the improvisational game would come in play with other jazz musicians of itself.

He was with the sister of Peter Bocage, Lillian, married, played the guitar.