Georges Henry: Paris-born musician's journey from jazz trumpet to Brazilian television pioneer

Georges Henry, born in Paris in the 1920s, studied music from an early age and became enamored with jazz, inspired by Louis Armstrong who later became a friend. During World War II, he left France under contract with the Cuban Orchestra, lived in Buenos Aires, and befriended musician and composer Henry Salvador. He settled in Brazil, first as a singer at the Copacabana Casino and later, with his own orchestra, became musical director of the former TV Tupi in São Paulo. Henry was the first to bring classical music to Brazilian television. Now 89, he no longer plays trumpet or sings but teaches Spanish, French, and English, traveling weekly between Amparo and São Paulo.