Jazz in Colombia
Today Colombia hosts a number of jazz festivals. Jazz al Parque is a free festival, hosted in Bogotá's Simón Bolívar...
Joseph Paice
Karel Velebný
Czech multi-instrumentalist Karel Velebný (1931-1989) was a tremendously influential figure on the jazz scene in Czechoslovakia, who died just a...
Mario Bauzá
As musical director of Machito and the Afro-Cubans, Mario Bauzá (1911-1993) was instrumental in founding Afro-Cuban jazz. He was born...
Irène Schweizer
Pianist Irène Schweizer (born 1941) has been at the forefront of European free jazz since the 1960s. She was initially...
Jazz in Libya
I knew in starting this website that I would come across countries where it is hard to say much about...
Sadao Watanabe
Saxophonist and flautist Sadao Watanabe (1933) has been a figurehead for Japanese jazz for around seven decades. He was born...
Frank Coughlan
Trombonist and bandleader Frank Coughlan (1904-1979) has been called the 'father of Australian jazz'. He was born in the small...
Gato Barbieri
Leandro 'Gato' Barbieri (1932-2016) was born in Rosario, Argentina, into a musical family. His uncle was a saxophonist, his brother...
Jazz in Romania
Jazz reached Romania after the first world war. Dance bands would often work with popular singers like Cristian Vasile, Maria...
