Charles Anthony Elgar (June 13, 1879 – August 1973) was an American violinist, musician, teacher and jazz bandleader.
[1] This band toured in the revue Plantation Days and traveled to London, though Elgar did not accompany it on this trip.
[4] He led later bands in Milwaukee, 1925–1928, making several recordings with Elgars Creole Orchestra that he led at the Wisconsin Roof Gardens in Milwaukee[6] and again in Chicago, 1926-30.
[2] His sidemen included Manuel Perez, Lorenzo Tio, Louis Cottrell, Jr., Barney Bigard, Darnell Howard, and Omer Simeon.
[2] He concentrated on teaching in the 1930s, and worked as a union official later in his life.