Jiřà Traxler
Jazz pianist
Died when: 99 years 148 days (1192 months)Star Sign: Pisces
Jiřà "George" Traxler (March 12, 1912 – August 7, 2011) was a Czech Canadian jazz and swing pianist, composer, lyricist and arranger, and was considered a founder and co-creator of the swing music era in Czechoslovakia.
He was the last surviving collaborator of the renowned Czech pre-war composer Jaroslav Ježek.In 1951 he emigrated to Canada, and lived with his wife, Jarmila, in Edmonton until his death in the summer of 2011.
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