John Brunious [SEP] cause of death
attack on February 12, 2008 in Orlando.
John Brunious
John Brunious Jr. (October 12, 1940 – February 12, 2008) was a jazz trumpeter and a bandleader for the Preservation Hall Jazz Band in New Orleans.
Biography.
The family lived in the Seventh Ward neighborhood of New Orleans. His father, John Brunious Sr., played piano and trumpet and transcribed songs such as "Bourbon Street Parade" for Paul Barbarin. His brother, Wendell Brunious, also became a trumpeter. Brunious was influenced by Dizzy Gillespie and played in rhythm and blues bands