Piron, Armand and His Nolvety Orchestra

ID: 4628 ~ Source: Courtesy of the Hogan Jazz Archive, Tulane University
This file appears in: The Tio Family's Resilience

A photo of the orchestra of Armand Piron in which Lorenzo Tio, Jr., was one of the saxophone players. Lorenzo, Jr., the grandson of Thomas Tio who brought the family to Mexico, became a famous jazz musician and teacher.

This file appears in: The Tio Family's Resilience

By Brandon Sprague
The Tio family is best known as a prominent contributor to early jazz of the 20th century, notably the addition of a “Mexican Tinge” to the genre. However, the Tios were, in fact, native New…