Dutch jazz singer. Born: 21 December 1924 in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Died: 28 July 2013 in Breukelen, Netherlands. Married to [a=Wes Ilcken] who died in 1957 and married [a=Pim Jacobs] in 1960 The Jazz-diva has played with artists like [a=Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers], [a=Dizzy Gillespie], [a=Chico Hamilton], [a=Jimmy Smith], [a=Zoot Sims], and many others. In 1960 she was dubbed "Europe's first lady of jazz" at the Juan Les Pins Jazzfestival, France. In 1969, became the first Dutch jazz singer to perfo…