Biography
Jean Goldkette And His Orchestra
Effective period / Period of releases: 1924 - 1959
Members: Joe Venuti, Bix Beiderbecke, Eddie Lang, Bill Rank, Don Murray (2), Steve Brown (2), Howdy Quicksell, Itzie Riskin, Frankie Trumbauer, Doc Ryker, Danny Polo, Pee Wee Hunt, Jean Goldkette, Hymie Gunkler, Fred Farrar, Spiegle Willcox, Paul Madeira Mertz, George Crozier (2), Earl Wright (10), Fuzzy Farrar
Detroit based jazz orchestra among the most successful acts in the U.S.A. in the late 1920's.Formed in 1924, & having their great success in 1926 and 1927.
The band was a vehicle for classically trained entrepreneur Jean Goldkette, who saw potential in the rising jazz market,
Goldkette himself did not perform in any group which bore his name.