Frank Robinson obituary

My uncle, Frank Robinson, who has died aged 85, was a founder member of the Merseysippi Jazz Band, the world's longest-established two-trumpet jazz band. They were originally called the Wallasey Rhythm Kings when formed in 1948, and it was Frank, the band's pianist and last original member, who had the inspired idea of combining the names of the Mersey and Mississippi, which would come to encapsulate the spirit and vitality of their music. Thus, the band was born in February 1949, and continues...

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