My parents had a pub and each Sunday there was an accordionist. They have told me that when I was in my cradle, I already was imitating the gestures of the musician.
About Toots Thielemans
Jean-Baptiste Frederic Isidor, Baron Thielemans (29 April 1922 – 22 August 2016), known professionally as Toots Thielemans ([tuts til@mans]), was a Belgian jazz musician. He was mostly known for playing the chromatic harmonica, as well as his guitar and whistling skills, and composing.
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My parents had a pub and each Sunday there was an accordionist. They have told me that when I was in my cradle, I already was imitating the gestures of the musician.
Belgian jazz musician
My father bought me a little cardboard accordion, and when I was three I got this little machine.
Belgian jazz musician
The harmonica is a great instrument.
Belgian jazz musician
You can be in Tokyo or Alberta at four in the morning in your hotel and you can still practice if you feel like it. A trombone cannot do that at four in the morning.
Belgian jazz musician
Well, being a jazz musician is not a rose garden!
Belgian jazz musician
And if I have a strong point, it’s that I like to believe it’s not cheap or schmaltzy sentimentality.
Belgian jazz musician
Today jazz is still very much alive. Everywhere I go there’s a new generation of musicians.
Belgian jazz musician