Raymond Ventura (16 April 1908, Paris, France – 29 March 1979, Palma de Mallorca, Spain) was a French jazz pianist and bandleader. He helped popularize jazz in France in the 1930s. His nephew was singer Sacha Distel.
Ventura was born to a Jewish family. In 1925 he was the pianist for the Collegiate Five, which recorded as the Collegians for Columbia beginning in 1928 and for Decca in the 1930s. A year later he led the band, and it became a dance orchestra resembling a big band. His sidemen incl
Gender: Male
Born On: 16-Apr-1908
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Ray Ventura's Filmography on TV
List of programs starring Ray Ventura on tv. Programs are sorted in order of last seen on tv. Last updated: Nov 22, 2024 11:24 PM
Monte-Carlo (1951)
When a measles epidemic forces the temporary closing of a child care center, the son of a film star and her estranged husband, a concert pianist, is mistakenly delivered to a touring musician.