In Memory of Jan Johansson II

Portrait as part of the "Jazz Panorama" series. The Jazz Panorama programmes created by radio journalists and the head of the Arts department at Swiss Radio International, Lance Tschannen, were aired by KWD/SRI and Switzerland's Telefonrundspruch telephone radio system at regular intervals. They were among the most popular jazz programmes in Europe. Lance Tschannen, who died in 1984, was the Swiss jazz expert of the 1970s. In 1967, he joined forces with musician Géo Voumard to found the Montreux Jazz Festival. Tschannen was President of the Euro Jazz Federation, President of the Swiss Jazz School, President of the Society for Traditional Music in Switzerland, and member of the Swiss Music Council (SMR/CSM). Scripts only are available for some of the programmes; there is no audio.