Arne Domnérus – born Sven Arne Domnérus in Stockholm, Sweden on December 20,
1924 – was an alto saxophonist, clarinetist, composer, and conductor and is
considered one of the most important and influential jazz musicians in Sweden.
At the age of eleven, he learned to play the clarinet before moving on to the
saxophone. He eventually abandoned his schooling to become a professional
musician After playing in Paris, France at the International Jazz Festival in
1949, his reputation began to spread throughout the international jazz
community. When Charlie Parker toured Sweden in 1950,...