Nick LaRocca, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Nick LaRocca

American jazz musician

Date of Birth: 11-Apr-1889

Place of Birth: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Date of Death: 22-Feb-1961

Profession: composer, conductor, bandleader, jazz musician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Dominic James "Nick" LaRocca (April 11, 1889 – February 22, 1961), was an early jazz cornetist and trumpeter and the leader of the Original Dixieland Jass Band.
He is the composer of one of the most recorded jazz classics of all-time, "Tiger Rag".
He was part of what is generally regarded as the first recorded jazz band, a band which recorded and released the first jazz recording, "Livery Stable Blues" in 1917.