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Music as Survival: Trumpeter Louis Bannet’s Chilling Ultimatum at Auschwitz

Summary by Moment Magazine
Before the war, violinist and trumpeter Louis Bannet was a celebrated jazz musician in Holland, often called “the Dutch Louis Armstrong.” Once, before the war, he heard a knock on his dressing room door. “So you’re the Dutch Louis Armstrong?” a deep, raspy voice said. “It’s nice to meet you. I’m the American one.” And just like that, he and Louis Armstrong jammed the night away. Then everything changed. Arrested and sent to Auschwitz, Louis Bann…
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Moment Magazine broke the news in on Sunday, May 18, 2025.
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