About Bert Niosi
Lived 1909 – 1987 (aged 78). Bert Niosi was a Canadian jazz musician and composer.
Bert Niosi (February 10, 1909 – August 3, 1987) was a Canadian bandleader, known as "Canada's King of Swing".
Early life Niosi was born on February 10, 1909, in London, Ontario. "As a teenager he briefly played clarinet with Guy Lombardo in Cleveland." He formed a dance band in 1931. This began a long association with the Palais Royale dance hall in Toronto, which lasted until 1950. Here, he earned the nickname 'Canada's King of Swing'. His orchestra, and a smaller group made up of some of its members, was broadcast frequently on CBC Radio. Niosi played alto saxophone and clarinet in the small band. He was also a member of CBC radio's The Happy Gang musical series from 1952 to 1959. He died in Toronto on August 3, 1987.
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Who was Bert Niosi?
Canadian musician (1909–1987)
When was Bert Niosi born?
Bert Niosi was born on 10 February 1909 in London.
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Bert Niosi died on 3 August 1987 in Mississauga.
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Bert Niosi was a jazz musician and composer.
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Bert Niosi was Canadian.
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