Jiří Traxler

Born: March 12, 1912
Died: August 7, 2011
Country: Czech Republic
IPI: 00030989763
Comments: Jiří "George" Traxler was a Czech Canadian jazz and swing pianist, composer, lyricist and arranger. He is considered a founder and co-creator of the swing music era in the Czechoslovakia. Traxler was the last surviving collaborator of the renowned Czech pre-war composer Jaroslav Ježek. In 1951 he emigrated to Canada and lived with his wife, Jarmila, in Edmonton until his death in the summer of 2011.
Related: Jaroslav Ježek

Songs written by Jiří Traxler

Title	Written by	Originally by	Original date	Covered by
Veselá násobilka	Jiří Traxler, Karel Kozel			Covered by (2 artists)

Title	Written by	Originals	Originally by	Covered by
Tiše den zhasíná	Jiří Traxler	In the Still of the Night		Covered by (2 artists)
Vyznání v růžích	Jiří Traxler	La vie en rose	Yvetta Simonová	Covered by (2 artists)