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.
Saxa (musician)
Born in Croft's Hill, Clarendon Parish, Jamaica (then a colony of the United Kingdom), from 1990 to 1995, he played in The International Beat with musicians Tony Beet, Everett Morton and Mickey Billingham. He retired and lived in Birmingham. He died on 3 May 2017, aged 87.