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| 1909 births | |
| dejan, harold | |
| 2002 deaths | |
| new orleans jazz musicians | |
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Harold Dejan 4 February , 1909 - 5 July , 2002 ) was a New Orleans Jazz alto Saxophonist and Bandleader . Dejan is best remembered as leader of the Olympia Brass Band , including during the 1960s and 1970s when it was considered the top band in the city. In his later years Dejan often appeared at Preservation Hall . He gave up playing saxophone in 1991 due to waning health, but continued as a band leader and singer until shortly before his death. |
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