Tete Montoliu
Pianist
Spanish jazz artist who was a session player for Lionel Hampton. He toured Europe despite being blind since birth.
He learned to read Braille around the same age he first heard Duke Ellington.
He had a regular residency in Copenhagen before returning to Spain to record under the legendary Steeplechase jazz label.
His father played woodwind instruments when he was a child.
He and Pete Jacobsen both overcame the obstacles of blindness to forge careers as preeminent jazz artists.