Chris Kelly (c. 1890 - 19 August 1929) was an American jazz trumpeter born in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana on Deer Range Plantation, perhaps best-known for his early contributions on the New Orleans jazz scene. Throughout the 1920s he was a regular collaborater with clarinettist George Lewis. No photographs or recordings have survived of Kelly's, though his status is one of legend to any New Orleans jazz musician.
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Date of birth:
- 1890
Date of death:
- Aug 19, 1929 (age 39 years)
