Fonds P010f - Fonds Joe Bell

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Fonds Joe Bell

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CA QUEBEC P010f

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  • 1934-1945 (Creation)

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10 cm de documents textuels. 74 photographies.

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Joe Bell was born December 20, 1908 in Chester-Le-Street, Durham, England. He emigrated with his family to Canada in 1919 and settled in Toronto. He married in 1934, and he and his wife Anne had a daughter, Joan. He died in Montreal December 4, 1972. He received musical training through membership in the Salvation Army Dovercourt Corps Band. He worked as a bank clerk, but wanted to earn his living as a trombonist. In 1934 he left Toronto and the Old Mill, where he had been playing with the Leo Romanelli Dance Orchestra, to join the Kramer Band in Montreal. There he played in numerous night clubs such as The Lido, Chez Maurice, and The Normandie Roof in the Mount Royal Hotel. From 1945 to 1965 Joe Bell played with the Montreal Symphony Orchestra as first trombone, and then as second. He also taught at McGill University's Music Department, as well as at the McGill Summer Music School in the Eastern Townships. He retired in 1965.

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Joe Bell naît le 20 décembre 1908 à Chester-le-Street, dans le Comté de Durham en Angleterre, et meurt le 4 décembre 1972 à Montréal. En 1919, il émigre avec sa famille au Canada et s'établit à Toronto. Il se marie en 1934, et lui et son épouse Anne ont une fille prénommée Joan. Il acquiert sa formation musicale comme membre du Salvation Army Dovercourt Corps Band. Il travaille comme commis dans une banque, mais Joe Bell préfère recourir à ses habiletés de tromboniste pour gagner sa vie. En 1934, il quitte Toronto et le Old Mill où il jouait avec le Leo Romanelli Dance Orchestra, pour se joindre au Kramer Band à Montréal. Il joue alors dans de nombreuses boîtes de nuit telles le Lido, Chez Maurice et le Normandie Roof de l'hôtel Mont-Royal. De 1945 à 1965, Joe Bell est successivement premier et second tromboniste de l'Orchestre symphonique de Montréal. Il enseigne également au département de musique de l'Université McGill, ainsi qu'à la McGill Summer Music School dans les Cantons de l'Est. Il prend sa retraite en 1965. Les documents sont en anglais.

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Le fonds Joe Bell porte sur le jazz à Montréal et les personnalités qui l´ont influencé durant les années 1930 et 1940. Le fonds est constitué du spicilège que Joe Bell a constitué et qui contient des photographies promotionnelles des différents orchestres et des musiciens avec qui il partageait la scène. On y retrouve des coupures de presse, des menus ainsi que des cartes de boîtes de nuit et de salles de bal.

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RDAQ-55-P010f

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2015-03-30

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  • French

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