- Born
- Died
- Birth nameHeinz Jakob Schumann
- Coco Schumann was born on May 14, 1924 in Berlin, Germany. He was married to Gertraud Goldschmidt. He died on January 28, 2018 in Berlin, Germany.
- SpouseGertraud Goldschmidt(1950 - 2010) (her death)
- He was a German Jewish jazz and swing guitarist and drummer. He became well-known in Berlin's underground music scene in the 1930s.
- In 1943, he was arrested and deported to the Theresienstadt concentration camp in what is now the Czech Republic. There, he joined a band, the Ghetto Swingers; they were forced to perform for Nazi SS officers. Along with the other members of the band, he was sent to Auschwitz, where he had to play for prisoners. After WWII, he returned to Germany and his musical career, making several records. He became one of Germany's first prominent electric guitar players.
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