Philippe Brun (musician)
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Philippe Brun (April 29, 1908, Paris - January 15, 1994, Paris) was a French
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trumpeter. Brun first began playing professionally in the late 1920s with the bands of
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. Brun was married to
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References

*Michel Laplace, "Philippe Brun". '' The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz''. 2nd edition, ed. Barry Kernfeld. {{DEFAULTSORT:Brun, Philippe French jazz trumpeters Male trumpeters Musicians from Paris 1908 births 1994 deaths 20th-century trumpeters 20th-century French male musicians French male jazz musicians