John Ouwerx, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

John Ouwerx

Belgian pianist, conductor and composer

Date of Birth: 08-Mar-1903

Place of Birth: Nivelles, Wallonia, Belgium

Date of Death: 13-Jan-1983

Profession: composer, conductor, pianist

Nationality: Belgium

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

John Ouwerx (8 March 1903 – 13 January 1983) was a Belgian jazz pianist and composer who in 1927 played the first European performance of George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue.Classically trained at the Royal Conservatory of Ghent, he travelled to New York in 1923, establishing himself as a jazz musician on his return.