Erskine Tate

Erskine Tate (born December 19, 1895, Memphis, Tennessee, USA - died December 17, 1978, Chicago, Illinois, USA) was an American jazz banjoist, violinist and bandleader. Tate moved to Chicago in 1912 and became an early figure on the Chicago jazz scene. His band, the Vendome Orchestra, played at the Vendome Theater, which was located at 31st and State Street. In the 1920s, Tate's band featured Louis Armstrong, Freddie Keppard, Buster Bailey, Jimmy Bertrand and other famous jazz musicians.