Ed Bickert
Canadian jazz guitarist (1932–2019) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Edward Isaac Bickert, CM (November 29, 1932 – February 28, 2019) was a Canadian guitarist who played mainstream jazz and swing music. Bickert worked professionally from the mid-1950s to 2000, mainly in the Toronto area. His international reputation grew steadily from the mid-1970s onward as he recorded albums both as a bandleader and as a backing musician for Paul Desmond, Rosemary Clooney, and other artists, with whom he toured in North America, Europe and Japan.
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Birth name | Edward Isaac Bickert |
Born | (1932-11-29)November 29, 1932 Hochfeld, Manitoba, Canada |
Died | February 28, 2019(2019-02-28) (aged 86) Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Genres | Jazz |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Instrument | Guitar |
Labels | Sackville, Concord Jazz, PM, Unisson, Cornerstone Records |
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