Graeme Bell, jazz legend passes away
Posted by Joanne Kee Thursday, 14 June 2012 14:45
Australian jazz legend Graeme Bell has died in a Sydney hospital aged 97.
The pianist, composer and bandleader, known as the father of Australian jazz, died in the Prince of Wales hospital yesterday following a stroke.
The pianist, composer and bandleader, known as the father of Australian jazz, died in the Prince of Wales hospital yesterday following a stroke.
Bell, who was born in the Melbourne suburb of Richmond in 1914, and began playing in bands in 1935, gained fame as a Dixieland and classical jazz pianist, composer and band leader.
He played music well into his 90s, producing more than 1,500 recordings and performing thousands of gigs in Australia and beyond.
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