John Carisi

John E. Carisi (February 23, 1922 – October 3, 1992) was an American trumpeter and composer.
Carisi was born in Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey on February 22, 1922,Larkin, Colin (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Enfield, Middlesex, England: Guinness Publishing. pp. 414–415. . the youngest of three children born to John G. and Philomena Carisi. Raised in Jamaica, Queens, Carisi attended Jamaica High School,}} where he taught himself trumpet while playing in dance bands in 1937.plus