Jazz in Tasmania
My map seems to treat Tasmania as a separate country, rather than as an Australian state, so I thought I'd...
Month: June 2020
George Gruntz
Born in Basel, Switzerland, George Gruntz (1932-2013) was gifted enough at the piano to study at Zurich's conservatoire from the...
Duško Gojković
Duško Gojković (born 1931) is a Serbian trumpeter, who established himself as a key figure in European jazz from the...
Fumio Nanri
Japanese trumpeter Fumio Nanri (1910-1975) was the first jazz musician from Japan to build an international reputation. He was born...
Mongezi Feza
Mongezi Feza (1945-1975) was only 30 years old when he died, but in his short life he had a big...
Jazz in Ecuador
The most prominent name in Ecuadorian jazz was saxophonist Lucho Silva (1931-2015). He is described on Wikipedia as Ecuador's first...
Lalo Schifrin
Lalo Schifrin (born 1932) is best known today for his film soundtracks, in particular the memorable 'Mission Impossible' theme, written...
Coleridge Goode
Bassist Coleridge Goode (1914-2015) had a rich, varied and very long career after moving to the UK in 1934, where...
Hugo Fattoruso
Multi-instrumentalist Hugo Fattoruso (born 1943) was a South American pop star before becoming a key figure in the development of...
George Chisholm
George Chisholm (1915-1997) was one of the first UK jazz musicians to attain a level of musicianship and improvisational skills...
