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Peter Herbolzheimer

București, Germany · 1935 – 2010

Peter Herbolzheimer is a musician from București, Germany, active 1935–2010.

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German-Romanian band leader, composer, arranger, trombonist, guitarist.
Born: 31 December 1935 in Bucharest, Romania.
Died: 27 March 2010 in Cologne, Germany (aged 74).
1951 immigrated to West Germany where he learnt to play the guitar.
1953 school-leaving examination in the USA.
1957 he returned to Germany and studied in Nuremberg.
1960 he started to play in US clubs and radio bands.
1969 foundation of an all-star big band, the Peter Herbolzheimer Rhythm Combination & Brass.
1972 Bundesverdienstkreuz (German national award for the opening-music for Olympic Games).
1981 leader of the SWF Big Band.
1987 founder of BuJazzO.

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