Alfred "Chico" Alvarez
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Alfred "Chico" Alvarez | |
|---|---|
 Chico Alvarez, c. 1947 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | February 3, 1920 Montreal |
| Died | August 1, 1992 (aged 72) |
| Genres | Orchestral jazz, swing, big band |
| Instruments | Trumpet |
| Years active | 1946–1990 |
| Formerly of | Stan Kenton Orchestra, Red Norvo, and Charlie Barnet |
Alfred "Chico" Alvarez (February 3, 1920 – August 1, 1992) was a Canadian jazz trumpeter with the Stan Kenton Orchestra and other bands.
Alvarez was born in Montreal, grew up in Southern California. Upon graduation of high school, he attended the Los Angeles Conservatory of Music.
Alvarez was a soloist with the Kenton band from 1941 to 1943 and rejoined the band after Army service in World War II. He also played with the Red Norvo and Charlie Barnet bands, and worked in Las Vegas hotels in the 1960s and 1970s, accompanying singers like Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan.[1]
He had been a business agent for the musicians' union, the president of the Allied Arts Council and a member of the Nevada State Council on the Arts.
