New Orleans saxophonist, arranger and composer Jerry Jumonville passed away on December 7, 2019 after a long illness.

Originally from New Orleans, he was based in Los Angeles for much of the 1960s through the 1980s where he was a busy session musician, before returning to his hometown. “I’m an Uptown boy. I grew in the Carrollton area near St. Charles; I guess we call it Riverbend now. My daddy owned a hobby shop on Freret Street by Napoleon.” Jumonville’s appetite for music was whetted wh...