Johnny Austin | |
Birth Name: | John A. Augustine |
Birth Date: | December 23, 1910 |
Birth Place: | Vineland, New Jersey, U.S. |
Death Date: | February 14, 1983 (aged 72) |
Genre: | Jazz |
Instruments: | Trumpet |
Johnny Austin (December 23, 1910 – February 14, 1983)[1] was an American jazz trumpeter from Vineland, New Jersey.
Austin played trumpet with the Glenn Miller Orchestra, parting ways with that band in 1939.[2] He formed the Johnny Austin Orchestra in 1947. Austin's playing can be heard on recordings of Jan Savitt.[3]