Bobby Jaspar
Sign in to saveBelgian cool jazz and hard bop saxophonist, flautist and composer (1926–1963)
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Belgium
- Active from
- 1926-02-20
- Active to
- 1963-02-28
cool jazzhard bopjazz
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Bobby Jaspar (1926-1963) was a Belgian jazz musician, playing tenor saxophone and flute. Jaspar was born on 20th February 1926 in Liège, Belgium. He learnt to play piano and clarinet when young, later taking up the tenor sax and flute. he started his career with a band called the Bop Shots, gigging around U.S. bases in Germany, but moved to Paris in 1950, playing and recording with the best musicians of the era (including Chet Baker and Jimmy Raney. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Bobby+Ja
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Bobby
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Belgium
- Place of birth
- Liège
- Place of death
- New York City
- Spouse
- Blossom Dearie
- Occupation
- jazz musician
- Genre
- jazz
- Instrument
- flute
- Record label
- Prestige
- Work location
- Paris
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- date of birth
- 1926-02-20
- date of death
- 1963-03-04
- start of work period
- 1954-00-00
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