Hildegarde Rulli, Nancy
By Canton CitizenNancy Hildegarde Rulli of Rockport, formerly Nancy Pratt of Sea Girt, NJ, and of Manhattan, died on September 13, 2016.
Nancy is best known as a female professional trumpet player, one of the first women to take on that role. At the age of 88 she was still playing under the name Nancy Hildegarde at the Chianti Cafe in Beverly.
She was loved by thousands of jazz fans in the NY, NJ, and MA areas for her upbeat banter, audience participation, and her old time jazz pieces which featured her trumpet and her singing.
In the late 1900s she led various bands in New Jersey that regularly played local venues such as The Stadium in Sea Girt and the Old Mill Inn in Spring Lake …
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Posted by Canton Citizen
on Sep 23 2016. Filed under Obituaries.
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