Frank Teschemacher: Paperback, 124 pages

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Frank Teschemacher was an American jazz clarinetist and alto-saxophonist, associated with the "Austin High" gang. He was born in Kansas City, Missouri, but spent most of his career based in Chicago, Illinois, although gigs sometimes took him to New York City, around the U.S. Midwest, and he also took a job in Florida with Charlie Straight. Strongly influenced by cornetist Bix Beiderbecke, he was mainly self-taught on his instruments; early on he also doubled on violin and banjo. He started playing the clarinet professionally in 1925. He began recording under his own name in 1928 and made what are believed to be his final recordings two years later, although there is now reason to believe that he appeared on unidentified recordings as late as 1930