Jean Bach
Jean Bach (September 27, 1918 – May 27, 2013) was an
Bach was born Jean Enzinger in Chicago on September 27, 1918, and raised in Milwaukee.[1] She made frequent trips to Harlem and the Apollo Theater as a student at Vassar College.[1] She became a fixture in New York's jazz scene for the rest of her life.[1]
The black-and-white photograph which formed the basis of A Great Day in Harlem is a portrait of fifty-seven prominent jazz musicians who were photographed in front of a
Jean Bach died at her home in Manhattan on May 27, 2013, at the age of 94.[1] Her husband, Bob Bach, a production coordinator on What's My Line?, whom she married in 1948, died in 1985.[1]
References
- ^ New York Times. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
- ^ "NY Times: A Great Day in Harlem". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-05-21. Retrieved 2008-11-20.
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