Niels Foss

Danish jazz bassist (also guitar, trombone) and band leader, born January 28, 1916 in Copenhagen, Denmark, died May 16, 2018 in Zürich, Switzerland. Foss began as a guitarist in Svend Asmussen's group 1933-1934, then played bass with Asmussen and others 1935-1937. From 1940 to 1948 he led and played trombone in own bands, 1949-1951 with Peter Rasmussen and in 1957 moved to Switzerland, where he continued to play part-time.