Tulsa Jazz Pirates, 1922, Photograph
This aggregation of Tulsa, Okla., adds to its name "Promoters of Pep" which motto it lives up to in every sense of the word according to the press reports.
The director is Roy McPhail. The Conn instruments used exclusively as usual has made every member a Coon booster.
"Since this group of pictures was taken we have eliminated the Violin and substituted a Conn Saxophone. Our troupe is now an All-Conn Instrumentation and we leave for an extended tour in Mexico and the Southern United States. We shall give Conn instruments a hearty boost wherever we appear." ROY McPHAIL, Director Tulsa Jazz Pirates.
References
1. C. C. Conn Ltd. Musical Truth, Vol. XI, No. 30, Elkhart, Ind., May, 1922, page 16.
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