Bob van Oven
Bob van Oven (born August 19, 1923 in Djakarta ; † February 4, 2006 in Dortmund ) was a Dutch jazz musician ( double bass player , orchestra conductor).
Van Oven moved to the Netherlands with his parents when he was 10 years old; there he first learned the violin and soon switched to the double bass. From 1950 to 1964 he was a member of the Dutch Swing College Band . In 1964 he went to Australia for two years, where he played with Graeme Bell . Back in the Netherlands he played again for two years in the Dutch Swing College Band , from 1968 a. a. with the New Orleans Syncopators and 1973/74 with the Harbor Jazz Band . Then he was back with the Dutch Swing College Band , and again with the Harbor Jazz Band around 1988to play. Since 1993 van Oven lived in Germany and led his own band, the Black and Blue Masters , which mainly consisted of Dutch musicians. He was also involved in recordings by Oscar Klein ( Moonglow , 1995) and has occasionally appeared with the Ruhr River Jazz Band, the Classic Jazz Company and the Dixie Tramps .
Lexical entries
- Jürgen Wölfer : Jazz in Germany. The encyclopedia. All musicians and record companies from 1920 until today. Hannibal, Höfen 2008, ISBN 978-3-85445-274-4 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Obituary ( memento of March 24, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Jazzinstitut Darmstadt
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Oven, Bob van |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch jazz musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 19, 1923 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Djakarta |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 4, 2006 |
| Place of death | Dortmund |