Turk Murphy

1915–1987 (age 72)

Jazz Musician

Biography

Turk Murphy, the trombonist and bandleader who championed Dixieland jazz, filled San Francisco’s nightclubs with joyful swing and helped to revive the genre for new generations.

He nurtured young musicians and kept the sounds of traditional jazz alive, leaving a melodic legacy that resonates to this day near Cypress Lawn Memorial Park.

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