Henri Crolla Musical artist

Henri Crolla (born Enrico Crolla; 26 February 1920 – 17 October 1960) was an Italian jazz guitarist and film composer.Born in Naples, Campania, Italy, to a family of itinerant Neapolitan musicians, he moved with his family to Porte de Choisy in France in 1922 following the rise of fascism in Italy. One of his neighbours was a young Django Reinhardt, with whose family he became close. He died in Paris.

Personal facts

Birth dateFebruary 26, 1920
Birth place
Italy , Naples
Date of deathOctober 17, 1960
Place of death
Paris , France

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Musical artist

Career started1940
Career ended1960
BackgroundNon vocal instrumentalist
genre
Italy
instrument
Guitar

Henri Crolla on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henri_Crolla