Oklahoma Musicians

Musician

Al Dennie

An Oklahoma Eagle item preserved by the Gateway/OHS archive identifies Alfred Dennie as a Tulsa tenor saxophonist, bandleader, and organizer associated with the Tulsa Jazz Celebration and earlier WPA-era music work; the Oklahoma Jazz Hall lists Al Dennie as a band leader.

Musical work

tenor saxophonist; bandleader; organizer. Instruments recorded in the collection: tenor saxophone. Genres: jazz.

Evidence and identity

medium: newspaper OCR and the Oklahoma Jazz Hall agree on the Tulsa bandleader identity and role.

Tulsa Jazz Celebration article

Al Dennie tenor-saxophone/bandleader context, WPA-era music work, and Sonny Gray in a Tulsa jazz event.

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Inductees

Institutional role recognition for Al Dennie, Ken Downing, Ernie Fields Jr., David T. Walker, and Sonny Gray.

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Sources

  1. gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1806806/m1/1/
  2. www.okjazz.org/inductees/

Related source accounts

These records use the same display name in different source contexts. They remain separate accounts.