Nesuhi Ertegun

Throughout his career, Nesuhi Ertegun was responsible for many important jazz dates being recorded and, despite his rise in the record industry, he never lost his love for jazz. The older brother of Ahmet Ertegun, Nesuhi, the son of a Turkish diplomat, promoted jazz concerts in Washington D.C. during 1941-44. After moving to Los Angeles he helped organize Kid Ory's band, founded a trad jazz record ...more