Henderson, (James) Fletcher (1897–1952)

US jazz musician. He was a pianist and a pioneer of big band jazz, leading his own orchestra 1924–37 and intermittently thereafter. His bands featured many of the early stars of jazz, including Louis Armstrong and Coleman Hawkins, and his style served as a prototype for the Swing Era. Between 1937 and 1939 he worked as an arranger for Benny Goodman.

Henderson was born in Cuthbert, Georgia.