Jiří Šlitr

Czech composer, multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, actor, comedian, designer and illustrator. Born February 15, 1924 in Zálesní Lhota near Jilemnice, died December 26, 1969, in Prague (former Czechoslovakia). Co-founder of the [a=Czechoslovak Dixieland Jazz Band] in 1948 which later evolved to [a=Pražský Dixieland]. Founding member of the [url=http://www.discogs.com/lists/Semafor-Theatre/1417]Semafor Theatre[/url] in Prague (1959).