Kermit Ruffins

Kermit Ruffins
Kermit Ruffins at the 2007 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
Background information
Birth name	Kermit Ruffins
Born	(1964-12-19) December 19, 1964 (age 56)
Origin	New Orleans, Louisiana U.S.
Genres	Jazz Rhythm and blues
Occupation(s)	Musician
Instruments	Trumpet vocals
Years active	1973–present
Labels	Basin Street, Putumayo, Justice
Associated acts	Rebirth Brass Band Danny Barker Dr. Michael White Irvin Mayfield

Kermit Ruffins (born December 19, 1964) is an American jazz trumpeter, singer, composer, and actor from New Orleans. He has been influenced by Louis Armstrong and Louis Jordan and says that the highest note he can hit on trumpet is a high C. He often accompanies his songs with his own vocals. Most of his bands perform New Orleans jazz standards though he also composes many of his own pieces. Jon Pareles of The New York Times wrote, "Mr. Ruffins is an unabashed entertainer who plays trumpet with a bright, silvery tone, sings with off-the-cuff charm and never gets too abstruse in his material."^[1]