Culture of Belgium
Adolphe Sax, the inventor of the saxophone, was born in Belgium. The country has also a very active jazz scene that is achieving international recognition with bands like Aka Moon, Maak's Spirit and Octurn. Harmonicist Toots Thielemans, guitarist Philip Catherine and Django Reinhardt are probably the best known Belgian jazz musicians.
Karl Mache
Karl Mache was born in , then a small industrial town a short distance to the west of Breslau, as Wrocław was known till 1944/45. Very little is known of his early years. He attended junior and middle school in Breslau between 1886 and 1894. He trained for work in the bakery and confectionery sector and worked as a baker's assistant in various places in central Germany. He was also active in the trades union movement, serving as chairman of the Breslau branch of the Bakers' Association between 1900 and 1908. In 1901 Mache joined the Social Democratic Party (""Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands"" / SPD).