Clarinet, saxophone.
Born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Darensbourg studied with great early jazz clarinetist Alphonse Picou and came to Seattle in 1929, where he was based through the early ’40s. Joe taught saxophonist Dick Wilson, played at the Jungle Temple, Club Royale (aka “Bucket of Blood”), Black and Tan and on the President Line cruises from Los Angeles to Seattle. He was highly regarded by his peers and played a major role in the Dixieland Revival of the early 1940s, recording with Louis Armstrong, Kid Ory and other major New Orleans figures.
Vacher, Peter. Jazz Odyssey: The Autobiography of Joe Darensbourg (print). Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1988. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Darensbourg