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“A world without nations”—On the death of German jazz guitarist Coco Schumann

The German jazz guitarist Coco Schumann (born Heinz Jakob Schumann) died January 29 at the age of 93. He remained active musically until near the end of his life and therefore ranks as a jazz musician ...
The Forward

Coco Schumann, Jewish German Jazz Legend Forced To Play For Nazis, Dies

Heinz Jakob “Coco” Schumann, a Jewish-German jazz legend who survived the Holocaust by playing for Nazis, is dead at 93, the BBC reported. Schumann, born to Jewish parents, fell in love with jazz ...
The Washington Post

Coco Schumann, German jazz guitarist who survived Holocaust through his music, dies at 93

Coco Schumann, a German jazz guitarist who performed alongside Ella Fitzgerald and Marlene Dietrich during a decades-long musical career, but who gave his most consequential performances as an inmate ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Coco Schumann, the Holocaust Survivor who Played Jazz at Auschwitz, Dies at 93

Heinz Jakob "Coco" Schumann, the celebrated German jazz musician who was forced to play for Nazi officers at Auschwitz, has died at the age of 93. According to the BBC, Schumann’s record label, ...