Charlie Irvis (May 6, 1899 – 1939)[1] was an American jazz trombonist, best known for performing in Duke Ellington's band.
[3] Following this he played with Willie "The Lion" Smith and with Duke Ellington's orchestra (1924–1926), as well as recording occasionally with Clarence Williams between 1923 and 1927.
[3] Irvis, along with friends Miley and Tricky Sam Nanton, all contributed to the development of "jungle sounds" (growl effects) in trombone playing.
After leaving Ellington's band, he recorded with Fats Waller (1927, 1929) and played with Charlie Johnson (1927–1928) and Jelly Roll Morton (1929–1930).
After the early 1930s, Irvis apparently stopped playing, and died around 1939 in obscurity.