Svend Asmussen

(born February 28, 1916, Copenhagen, Denmark - died February 7, 2017, Dronningmølle, Denmark). Danish jazz violinist whose career spanned 8 decades before retiring in 2010. Father of guitarist Claus Asmussen. Asmussen made his professional debut in 1933 and his first recording as a leader in 1935. From 1937, he became a full-time musician.