Chink Martin
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Martin Abraham, better known as Chink Martin was an American jazz tubist.
Martin (second from right) on bass horn with Jack Laine's band in 1910
Sharkey Bonano
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Joseph Gustaf "Sharkey" Bonano, also known as Sharkey Banana or Sharkey Bananas, was an American jazz trumpeter, band leader, and vocalist. His musical abilities were sometimes overlooked because of h
Chink Martin
…like many New Orleans tubists) from at least the 1920s onward. He played with dozens of noted New Orleans jazz musicians, appearing on record with Sharkey Bonano, Santo Pecora, Pete Fountain, Al Hirt, and others, and released one album under his own name on Southland Records in 1963. Martin's son, Martin "Little…
Bonano performs (center at microphone) in New Orleans in 1950. Photo by Stanley Kubrick