HAROLD ANDREW “DUKE” DEJAN

(1909-2002)

“Duke” Dejan, who led the Olympia Brass Band and performed at Preservation Hall for more than 30 years, died July 5 at St. Charles General Hospital. He was honored with a jazz funeral and second line before burial in St. Louis Cemetery No. 3. The full story of Dejan’s life will be told in an upcoming installment of OffBeat’s “Masters Of Louisiana Music” series.

According to jazz clarinetist Joe Torregano, who fir...