List of nicknames of jazz musicians
Nicknames are common among jazz musicians. Nicknames and sobriquets can also sometimes become stage names , and there are several cases of performers being known almost exclusively by their nicknames as opposed to their given names . Some of the most notable nicknames and stage names are listed here.
Although the term Jazz royalty exists for "Kings" and similar royal or aristocratic nicknames, there is a wide range of other terms, many of them obscure. Where the origin of the nickname is known, this is explained at each artist's corresponding article.
List of jazz nicknames
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References
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