Toots Thielemans
Jean-Baptiste “Toots” Thielemans Solo Instrumentalist (Harmonica and Guitar) 2009 NEA Jazz Master, Brussels, Belgium Date of birth: Apr 29, 1922 | Date of death: Aug 22, 2016
Jean-Baptiste “Toots” Thielemans Solo Instrumentalist (Harmonica and Guitar) 2009 NEA Jazz Master, Brussels, Belgium Date of birth: Apr 29, 1922 | Date of death: Aug 22, 2016
Another one of the stars from the “golden age” of the harmonica has left us.
AUGUST 12, 2015, BY DAN DARU DENVER — The sound is unmistakable and instantly recognizable. The harmonica. Invented in Germany but is now a part of the American fabric.
When Harland Crain tires of playing one of his harmonicas, he selects another from his breathtaking array – believed to be the world’s largest private collection. During the last 20…
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