Category:Ahola, Sylvester

Sylvester Ahola (May 24, 1902 – 1995), a.k.a. Hooley, was a classic jazz trumpeter and cornetist born in Gloucester, Massachusetts. He became most popular in England rather than the United States, and first began performing with Frank Ward and His Orchestra. In 1925 he started playing with Paul Specht and His Orchestra, with whom he did a two month long tour of England that following year. For the next couple of years he performed with bands like The California Ramblers and Adrian Rollini and his band.