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Coco Schumann

German jazz musician (1924-2018) · Germany · On the map · Musicians · Died at 93

Heinz Jakob "Coco" Schumann was a German jazz musician and Holocaust survivor. He became a member of the Ghetto Swingers while transported to Theresienstadt at the age of nineteen. In the aftermath of the Holocaust, Schumann performed as a jazz guitarist, with Marlene Dietrich, Ella Fitzgerald, and Helmut Zacharias.

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Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany1989
Order of Merit of Berlin

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Country
Germany
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1924 to 2018 · aged 93

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