Lodewijk Parisius

Lodewijk Parisius
Birth name Lodewijk Rudolf Arthur Parisius
Born (1911-07-23)July 23, 1911
Hannover, Para District, Suriname
Died December 14, 1963(1963-12-14) (aged 52)
Germany
Genres Jazz
Occupation(s) Saxophonist
Instruments Tenor saxophone

Lodewijk Rudolf Arthur Parisius (July 23, 1911 in Hannover, Para District, Suriname – December 14, 1963) was a Surinamese/Dutch tenor saxophonist commonly known as "Kid Dynamite." He was noted for mixing jazz with Surinamese kaseko.[1]

He also supported Coleman Hawkins's popularity in the Netherlands. He died in a road accident in Germany.

Web sources

  1. World Music Central
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