Ruffins, Kermit
Basin Street, 2001, CD
Instrument: Trumpet
Issue: 7.3w
Jazz Ruler Type: Dixieland
Performance: 4
Sound: 3
Score: 
O’s Notes: 36 year old Ruffins plays New Orleans style jazz as if he were an original part of the tradition! He would make his hero, Louis Armstrong, proud. Leading with his trumpet and raspy vocals, he’s captured the true flavor of tradition, enthusiasm – transcending from the artists to the audience.
