Buddha Scheidegger

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Adolf "Buddha" Scheidegger (born May 13, 1940 in Sevelen ; † February 26, 2020 in Zurich ) was a Swiss lawyer and jazz pianist .

Life

After studying law, Scheidegger initially worked full-time at the Zurich District Court as an auditor and clerk before he became a district attorney and public prosecutor and then worked as a chief judge at the Zurich Higher Court from 1989 until his retirement in 2003 . In addition, he was constantly active as a stride pianist . Since 1963 he mainly played with the Gamblers . In 1982 he created his septet Buddha's Gamblers , which also released albums with Danny Moss and Lea Bischof . In addition, he was also with the Swiss Dixie Stompers on tour, performed as a soloist and as a Buddha's Evening on duo with Hans Schläpfer, but also took albums with Beryl Bryden and Piccadilly Six , Benny Waters and the Swiss Dixie Stompers and with Mike Goetz on .

Discographic notes

  • Bill Coleman & Ed Hubble: Meeting the New Ragtime Band (1976/1977)
  • Buddha Scheidegger & Mike Goetz: We've Got our Fingers Crossed (1992)
  • Neville Dickie , Buddha Scheidegger, Mike Goetz, Dave Ruosch: Stride Summit (2004)

Buddha's Gamblers

  • Swingin 'with the Buddha's Gamblers (Elite Special 1982)
  • One O'Clock Jump (1984)
  • Blue and Sentimental (Elite Special 1987)
  • We Got Rhythm (Canaris 1988)
  • Plays Swing and Dixieland (1991)
  • Live ( Downtown Records 1994)
  • Merry DiX-Mas (Activ 1995)

Lexigraphic entries

  • Bruno Spoerri (Ed.): Biographical Lexicon of Swiss Jazz. CD supplement to: Bruno Spoerri (Ed.): Jazz in Switzerland. History and stories. Chronos-Verlag, Zurich 2005, ISBN 3-0340-0739-6

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Obituaries of Adolf Scheidegger | www.sich-erinnern.ch. Retrieved on March 3, 2020 (German).
personal data
SURNAME Scheidegger, Buddha
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Scheidegger, Adolf (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss jazz musician and lawyer
DATE OF BIRTH May 13, 1940
PLACE OF BIRTH Sevelen SG
DATE OF DEATH February 26, 2020
Place of death Zurich