Jan Persson

|death_date= |nationality=Danish |occupation=Freelance photographer |spouse=MajBritt Persson |children=3, including Julie |awards=Ben Webster Prize (2004) }} Jan Persson (22 July 1943 – 15 November 2018) was a Danish freelance photographer who worked for Danish newspapers and magazines in and around Copenhagen.

Early on, he specialized on documenting the jazz scene, later also the visiting beat and rock musicians who visited Copenhagen during the 1960s and the 1970s. His works have been documented in a series of books and exhibitions (see bibliography and exhibitions) and his pictures are used on more than 1,000 album and CD covers. Provided by Wikipedia