- Born
- March 12, 1912
- Died
- August 7, 2011
- Country
- Czech Republic
- IPI
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00030989763 23 works
- Affiliation
- OSA
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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.
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