Noël Chiboust, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Noël Chiboust

French composer and bandleader

Date of Birth: 14-Oct-1909

Date of Death: 17-Jan-1994

Profession: composer, bandleader, saxophonist

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Noël Chiboust (October 4, 1909, Thorigny-sur-Marne - January 17, 1994, Pau) was a French jazz trumpeter and reedist. Chiboust started out as a violinist, playing in Ray Ventura's orchestra from 1928 to 1931, but settled on trumpet soon after.
He did a stint in the French army, then played trumpet in the mid-1930s with Freddy Johnson, Michel Warlop, Coleman Hawkins, and Guy Paquinet.
By 1937, he had switched instruments again, this time to tenor saxophone; on this instrument he worked with Bill Coleman, Joe Keyes, Serge Glykson, Raymond Wraskoff, and Fred Adison.
He founded his own ensemble in 1941, which he led until 1969; he continued playing locally with his own big band even after retiring from active touring.