Shake Keane
Born in St Vincent, Ellsworth Keane (1927-1997) was taught music from an early age by his father. He played trumpet...
Year: 2020
Jazz in Pakistan
Modern Pakistan became formally independent on 14th August 1947, and jazz was there literally from the beginning, with Bombay-based Anglo-Indian...
Jazz in Tasmania
My map seems to treat Tasmania as a separate country, rather than as an Australian state, so I thought I'd...
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...
