Svend Asmussen

Svend Asmussen (28 February 1916 – 7 February 2017) was a jazz violinist from Denmark. He was known as "The Fiddling Viking".^[1] He played and recorded with many of the greats of Jazz, including Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman and Stephane Grappelli. He played publicly until 2010 when he had a blood clot, his career having spanned eight decades.

Svend Asmussen
Svend Asmussen on the cover of the Swedish weekly Se 1945
Background information
Birth name	Svend Harald Christian Asmussen
Born	(1916-02-28)28 February 1916 Copenhagen, Denmark
Died	7 February 2017(2017-02-07) (aged 100)
Genres	Jazz
Occupation(s)	Violinist
Years active	1923–2010

Asmussen died on 7 February 2017, aged 100.^[2]

References

1. Cook, Richard (2005). Richard Cook's Jazz Encyclopedia. London: Penguin Books. pp. 23. ISBN 0-141-00646-3.
2. "Den verdensberømte violinist Svend Asmussen er død". Politiken. 7 February 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2017.