Gene Norman was first played on NTS on 2 June 2017. Songs played include Manteca.

Gene Norman (Eugene Nabatoff, January 30, 1922 - November 2, 2015) was an American jazz impresario, disc jockey and label president.

Born Eugene Nabatoff in Brooklyn, New York and a graduate of the University of Wisconsin at 18, Gene began his radio career in San Francisco, before relocating to Los Angeles in the 1940s.

A jazz buff, Gene Norman soon became Los Angeles’ leading disc jockey via stints on various local stations, including KLAC. Turning impresario, he initiated a series of jazz concerts throughout the Southland across two decades, including dates featuring…