Art Van Damme | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | April 9, 1920 Norway, Michigan, USA |
| Died | February 15, 2010 (aged 89) Roseville, California, USA |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument | Accordion |
Art Van Damme (April 9, 1920[1] – February 15, 2010) was an American jazz accordionist.[2]
Van Damme toured Europe and was popular with jazz enthusiasts in Japan.[3]
Van Damme was married, and had three children. After he retired to Roseville, California, he continued to perform almost to the end of his life. He had been ill with pneumonia for several weeks when he died on February 15, 2010, aged 89.[4]
- ^ Allmusic biography
- ^ "Accordion Weekly News in English about all things accordion and news about all types of bellow instruments, from around the world about festivals, competitions, seminars, artists, concerts, masterclasses, events, CD reviews, videos, information about accordion producers and the accordion yellow pages events calendar". www.accordions.com. Retrieved 2022-05-05.[dead link]
- ^ 1960 Japanese Downbeat Readers Poll Archived 2006-11-22 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Accordion news weekly