Roger Segure, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Roger Segure

American musician

Date of Birth: 22-May-1905

Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York, United States

Date of Death: 28-Jan-1999

Profession: pianist, jazz musician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini


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About Roger Segure

  • Roger Segure (May 22, 1905, New York City – January 28, 2000) was an American jazz arranger. Segure was primarily an autodidact.
  • He accompanied Midge Williams on piano in the 1930s for her tours of the United States, and East Asia.
  • Later in the 1930s he did arrangements for Louis Armstrong, Andy Kirk, and John Kirby.
  • From 1940 to 1944 he was the principal arranger for Jimmie Lunceford.
  • He moved to Los Angeles in the 1940s, where he worked as a musical director for television and in music education.
  • Segure also helped integrate the Los Angeles chapters of the American Federation of Musicians.

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