Monica Zetterlund
Swedish jazz singer Monica Zetterlund (1937-2005) was born in the small town of Hagfors. Her father led a local band...
Europe
Jazz in Europe
Louis Stewart
Jazz guitarist Louis Stewart (1944-2016) is arguably Ireland's most famous jazz export. His quiet virtuosity have meant that he is...
Milcho Leviev
Born in Bulgaria's second city, Plovdiv, virtuoso pianist Milcho Leviev (1937-2019) studied composition at the Bulgarian State Conservatoire. He became...
Barbara Thompson
Composer/saxophonist Barbara Thompson (born 1944) is one of the most influential performers and bandleaders in European jazz. Born in Oxford,...
Kenny Baker
Kenny Baker (1921-1999) was a technically gifted trumpeter, often cited as perhaps post-War Britain's best mainstream player. He was born...
Miroslav Vitouš
Miroslav Vitouš (born 1947) was born in Prague, in what was then Czechoslovakia. His father was a saxophonist, and he...
Ken ‘Snakehips’ Johnson
Ken 'Snakehips' Johnson (1914-1941) was born in Georgetown, in what was then British Guiana. He attended Queen's College in Georgetown...
George Shearing
George Shearing (1919-2011) was one of the most famous and commercially successful musicians in the history of jazz. Born blind...
