Clara de Vries

Clara de Vries
Background information
Born(1915-12-31)31 December 1915
Schoonhoven, South Holland, Kingdom of the Netherlands
Died22 October 1942(1942-10-22) (aged 26)
Auschwitz Birkenau, German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp, German-occupied Poland
GenresJazz
OccupationsMusician and bandleader
InstrumentTrumpet
Formerly ofBlue Jazz Ladies
Schirmann Jazz Girls
Clara de Vries and the Jazz Ladies
The Rosian Ladies
The Swinging Rascals
Plus Fours
Spouse
Willy Schobben (m. 1936)

Clara Johanna Suzanna de Vries (31 December 1915 – 22 October 1942) was a Dutch jazz trumpeter and bandleader. She was murdered by Nazis at Auschwitz Birkenau during World War II.

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