Svend Asmussen

  • Known for: Actor
  • Date of birth: 1916. February 28.
  • Place of birth: Copenhagen, Denmark

Svend Asmussen (28 February 1916 – 7 February 2017) was a Danish jazz violinist, known as "The Fiddling Viking". A Swing style virtuoso, he played and recorded with many of the other jazz musicians, including Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman and Stephane Grappelli. He played publicly until 2010 when ...

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