Joe Marsala

Joe Marsala
Toots Thielemans and Joe Marsala (right).
Photo: William P. Gottlieb
Background information
Birth nameJoseph Francis Marsala
Born(1907-01-04)January 4, 1907
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
DiedMarch 4, 1978(1978-03-04) (aged 71)
Santa Barbara, California, U.S.
GenresJazz, Dixieland, swing
OccupationMusician
InstrumentClarinet
Years active1920s–1948
SpouseAdele Girard (m. 1937)

Joseph Francis Marsala (January 4, 1907 – March 4, 1978) was an Italian-American jazz clarinetist and songwriter. His younger brother was trumpeter Marty Marsala and he was married to jazz harpist Adele Girard.

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