Ole Brask

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Ole Brask
Born
Ole Brask

(1935-04-04)April 4, 1935
DiedMarch 23, 2009(2009-03-23) (aged 73)
Known for Jazz photography
Website Ben Webster Foundation

Ole Brask (April 4, 1935 - March 23, 2009) was a Danish photographer who specialized in jazz photography. There are two published collections of his work; Jazz People published in 1976 by H. N. Abrams, [1] New York City and Ole Brask Photographs Jazz published in 1995 by Nieswand Verlag Germany. [2]

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References

  1. "Ole Brask Book Jazz People". National Library of Australia, catalogue.nla.gov.au. Retrieved 2010-10-15.
  2. "Ole Brask Photographs Jazz". nieswandverlag.de Ole Brask Photographs Jazz. Retrieved 2010-10-15.