Carlos Diernhammer
Carlos Diernhammer (born July 31, 1931 in Buenos Aires ; † May 31, 2000 in Holzkirchen (Upper Bavaria) ) was a German jazz and entertainment musician ( piano , orchestra conductor) who also arranged and composed film music. He also worked under pseudonyms as Sid Sidney, Peter Covent, Pedro Gonzalez and Charlie Steinmann .
Live and act
Diernhammer comes from a musical family (his father was the composer Hans Diernhammer (1899–1952)). He studied at the Trapp Conservatory of Music in Munich . From 1951 to 1957 he worked as a pianist in the jazz combo of Freddie Brocksieper ; between 1957 and 1961 he was the pianist of Max Greger's orchestra , for which he also arranged and whose recordings he was involved. Then he worked as a studio musician in Munich, accompanying Hanne Wieder and other chanson singers and composing light music, but also for film ( The death rays of Dr. Mabuse , headstand, madam! ) And television. Under the pseudonym Peter Covent he played several albums for Philips; as Pedro Gonzales he founded his own dance orchestra, which specialized in Latin American dances .
Discographic notes
- Attila Zoller / Wolfgang Dauner / Ronnie Ross Night Bounce (1962–1964)
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
- Carlos Diernhammer in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Music box: The best composers, band leaders, orchestra conductors
- ↑ On this compilation Diernbacher is the pianist alone for the 8 tracks by Zoller; Bassist is Helmuth Csucovits, drummer Rune Carlsson ; see. also A. Zoller discography
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Diernhammer, Carlos |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gonzales, Pedro (pseudonym); Covent, Peter (pseudonym); Sidney, Sid (pseudonym); Steinmann, Charlie (pseudonym) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German jazz and entertainment musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 31, 1931 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Buenos Aires |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 31, 2000 |
| Place of death | Holzkirchen (Upper Bavaria) |