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Luis Russell
American jazz pianist and bandleader.
Born August 6th, 1902 in Panama.
Died December 11th, 1963 at 61 years old in New York City (cancer). [ref]
Occupations
bandleader, composer, conductor, jazz musician, pianist
Wikipedia
Anything I’ve done that was ultimately worthwhile initially scared me to death. Betty Bender