- Jazz saxophonist and composer.
- Inducted into the Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame in 1985.
- Played "C-Jam Blues" with former President Bill Clinton on the White House lawn during Clinton's inaugural ball in January 1993. He also played for Presidents Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan.
- His career spanned eight decades. He began performing at the age of three.
- Was nicknamed "The King" by Count Basie.
- Began performing at the age of three.
- Has one daughter, Pamela Jacquet Davis.
- Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume 7, 2003-2005, pages 271-272. Farmington Hills, MI: Thomson Gale, 2007.
- Friends with Dexter Gordon.
- Brother of Russell Jacquet, and Linton Jacquet.
- Parents are: Marguerite Trahan and Gilbert Jacquet.
- Uncle of Brenda Jacquet-Ross.
- Has one granddaughter.
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