Ed Bickert | |
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 Bickert in 1989 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Edward Isaac Bickert |
| Born | November 29, 1932 Hochfeld, Manitoba, Canada |
| Died | February 28, 2019 (aged 86) Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument | Guitar |
| Labels | Sackville, Concord Jazz, PM, Unisson, Cornerstone |
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.