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David Buckley Wilborn was born April 11, 1904 in Springfield, Ohio, on April 11, 1904. He started on piano at the age of 12 but switched to banjo soon after. He played with Cecil and Lloyd Scott in 1922, then joined William McKinney’s Synco Septet, which became the Cotton Pickers soon after. He sang and played banjo for the group until its dissolution in 1934, and when it reformed a short time later he remained in the group until 1937.

After 1937, Dave worked as a bandleader until 1950, after which he left full-time performance. When David Hutson formed the New McKinney’s Cotton Pickers, Wilborn also played in this ensemble. He sang and played on their albums New McKinney’s Cotton Pickers released in 1972 and their 1973 You’re Driving Me Crazy.

Banjoist and vocalist Dave Wilborn, who recorded with Louis Armstrong in 1928, transitioned during a performance in Detroit, Michigan on April 25, 1982.

ROBYN B. NASH

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SING HARLEM CHOIR | RED ROOSTER (GOSPEL), 310 Lenox Avenue | 12:15pm ~ 1:45pm

SUNDAY JAZZ BRUNCH WITH THE LV PROJECT! | PATRICK’S PLACE (JAZZ/SOUL), 2835 Frederick Douglass Boulevard | 1:00pm ~ 4:00pm

SOUL POWER BAND, NYC W/C. KELLY WRIGHT | HARLEM SHAKE (SOUL), 100 W 124th Street | 3:00pm ~ 6:00pm

THE NATE LUCAS ALL-STARS | RED ROOSTER (ORGAN JAZZ), 310 Lenox Avenue | 5:00pm ~ 8:00pm

THE SELENO CLARKE TRIBUTE BAND | AMERICAN LEGION POST 398, 248 W 132nd Street | 6:00pm ~ 10:00pm

JOHN COLTRANE SAX SUMMIT | CLUB HARLEM (JAZZ), 104 Malcolm X @ Harlem Heritage | 7:00pm ~ 11:00pm

 

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HARLEM DERBY PRESENTS: HATS, JULEPS & JAZZ | The National Jazz Museum In Harlem, 58 W 129th Street | 1:00pm ~ 6:00pm

BILL SAXTON & THE HARLEM ALL-STARS | BILL’S PLACE (JAZZ), 148 W 133rd Street | 7:00pm & 9:00pm

PAT TANDY | PATRICK’S PLACE (BLUES) 2835 Frederick Douglass Boulevard | 7:00pm ~ 11:00pm

LEE OLIVE TUCKER | New Amsterdam Musical Association, 107 W 130th Street | 8:00pm ~ 11:00pm

THE UNTOUCHABLES | DINOSAUR BBQ (R&B), 700 W 125th Street | 8:00pm ~ 11:00pm

LATE NIGHT JAZZ PARTY @ NAMA | New Amsterdam Musical Association, 107 W 130th Street | 11:00pm ~ 2:00am

 

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BERTA INDEED W/PUCCI JHONES & FRIENDS | HAMILTON BAR (JAZZ), 3570 Broadway | 7:00pm ~ 11:00pm

HARLEM LATE NIGHT JAM LATE NIGHT EDITION | PATRICK’S PLACE (JAM), 2835 Frederick Douglass Boulevard | 8:00pm ~ 12:00am

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JFA PRESENTS: GERRY EASTMAN | 58 West 129th Street, G | 2:00pm ~ 3:00pm

ANNETTE ST. JOHN QUARTET | THE UNDERGROUND (JAZZ), 246 Malcolm X Boulevard | 5:00pm ~ 11:00pm

THE PHIL YOUNG EXPERIENCE!

PATRICK’S PLACE (BLUES) | 2835 Frederick Douglass Boulevard | 7:00pm ~ 11:00pm

KINDA BLUE TRUMPET SUMMIT | CLUB HARLEM (JAZZ), 104 Malcolm X @ Harlem Heritage | 7:00pm ~ 11:00pm

LOUIS ATLAS AND THE ALL WORLD BAND | THE PORCH (REGGAE), 750A St Nicholas Avenue | 8:00pm ~ 11:00pm

JOHNNY MAMBO & FRIENDS | BIRD IN HAND (SALSA), 3569 Broadway | 9:00pm ~ 1:00am

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