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Omer Simeon was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, the son of a cigar maker. His family moved to Chicago, Illinois. He learned clarinet from the New Orleans master Lorenzo Tio, Jr. , and started playing professionally in 1920.

He worked in Chicago and Milwaukee, Wisconsin with various bands, including Jimmy Bell's Band and Charlie Elgar 's Creole Orchestra. Starting in 1926 he began playing with Jelly Roll MortonFerdinand "Jelly Roll" Morton ( September 20, 1890 July 10, 1941) was a virtuoso pianist, a bandleader, and a composer who some call the first true composer of Jazz music. Morton was a colorful character who liked to generate publicity for himself by brag, and made a well regarded series of recordings with Morton's Red Hot Peppers and smaller groups. Simeon also taught music. In 1927Centuries: 19th century 20th century 21st century Decades: 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s Years: 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 See also 1927 in aviation 1927 in film 1927 in literature 1927 in mu he joined King Oliver's Dixie Syncopators with whom he moved to New York CitySkyline, with Statue of Liberty New York, New York" redirects here. For alternate meanings, see New York, New York (disambiguation). New York — officially named City of New York and often called New York City to distinguish it from the state of New York,. After time back in Chicago with Elgar, he joined the Luis RussellLuis Russell ( 6 August, 1902 11 December, 1963) was a jazz pianist and bandleader. Luis Carl Russell was born on Careening Cay, near Bocas del Torro, Panama, in a family of Afro- Caribbean ancestry. His father was a music teacher, and young Luis learned in Manhattan, then again returned to Chicago in 1928 to play with the Erskine Tate Orchestra. In 1931 he began a 10 year stint with Earl HinesEarl Kenneth Hines better known as Earl Hines or Fatha" Hines ( 28 December, 1903 22 April, 1983) was a prominent jazz pianist. Earl Hines Earl Hines was born in Duquesne, Pennsylvania. His father was a brass band cornetist, and his mother a church organi.

In the 1940sCenturies: 19th century 20th century 21st century Decades: 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s Years: 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 Events and trends Technology First nuclear bomb First cruise missile, the he wroked in the bands of Coleman Hawkins and Jimmie Lunceford. After some recordings with Kid Ory's band, he spent most of the 1950s with the Wilber de Paris band, including a tour of Africa in 1957.

Omer Simeon died of throat cancer in New York City.

Simeon is noted for a fluid tone and highly melodic improvisations, as one of the best exponents of the old New Orleans Creole style. Jelly Roll Morton ranked him as the finest jazz clarinetist.