Jeanne Trevor
St. Louis jazz vocalist
Jeanne Trevor (1937 or 1938 – October 24, 2022) was an American vocalist known as the "First Lady of St. Louis Jazz". Originally from Harlem, New York City, she moved to St. Louis in the early 1960s to perform in the nascent Gaslight Square district. She became a prominent figure in Gaslight, playing most of its top jazz clubs. In the 1970s she was a member of the internationally touring St. Louis Jazz Quartet. Best known as a jazz vocalist, she preferred not to describe herself as one; her other influences included opera, gospel, and R&B. She died in Ferguson, Missouri, at the age of 84. She remained relatively unknown outside of St. Louis.
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