Franz Jackson (November 1, 1912 – May 6, 2008) was an American saxophonist and clarinetist of the Chicago jazz school.
[3] "He received his first lessons on saxophone from Jerome Don Pasquall and later studied at the Chicago Musical College.
[3] Following small band work back in New York, he "joined Cootie Williams's big band (1942), played in Boston with Frankie Newton (1942–3), toured with Eldridge (1944), and worked with Wilbur De Paris at Jimmy Ryan's in New York (1944–5)".
[5][6] "The Franz Jackson Collection at the Chicago Jazz Archive contains his papers and oral history material".
[3] With Lil Armstrong With James Carter With Art Hodes With Laura Rucker With Edith Wilson