Jake Porter, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Jake Porter

American musician

Date of Birth: 03-Aug-1916

Place of Birth: Oakland, California, United States

Date of Death: 25-Mar-1993

Profession: conductor, songwriter, bandleader, jazz musician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo


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About Jake Porter

  • Jake Vernon Haven Porter (August 3, 1916 – March 25, 1993) was an American jazz trumpeter and record producer. Born in Oakland, California, Porter started playing violin at age seven and switched to cornet at nine.
  • He played locally in the San Francisco Bay Area between 1931 and 1939, playing with Melvin Parks, Lionel Hampton, and Saunders King before moving to Los Angeles in 1940.
  • There he found work playing with Cee Pee Johnson, Slam Stewart, and Slim Gaillard; he served in the military in 1942-43 playing in a band at Camp Lockett, near San Diego.
  • After his discharge he played with Benny Carter, Fats Waller, Noble Sissle, Fletcher Henderson, Lionel Hampton (1945–46), Horace Henderson, Benny Goodman (briefly in 1947), and Mel Powell (1947).
  • He led his own band at the Down Beat Room Cafe in Los Angeles from late 1947, and also led an all-female ensemble which toured the American South in 1949.
  • He held a residency at the Norbo Grill in 1950. In 1951, Porter founded the label Combo Records, which was active until 1961 and released R&B and doo wop releases in addition to some jazz.
  • Much of the material released on the label was recorded in Porter's basement, and he did a fair bit of songwriting for the releases in addition to recording duties.
  • He did further touring as a bandleader in the 1950s, and freelanced in California in the 1960s.
  • He and Mike Porter collaborated in Canada in 1964.
  • He played less later in his life and concentrated on the business aspects of music, working for musicians' unions in the 1970s.
  • However, he toured Europe in 1978 and still played in the 1980s.
  • He died in Los Angeles at age 76.

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