Charlie Schumacher

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Charlie Schumacher (2011)

Charlie Schumacher (born May 12, 1939 in Lucerne ) is a Swiss trombonist who mainly devotes himself to jazz .

Life

At the age of 15, Charlie Schumacher learned to play the trumpet in boys' music. Colleagues in Lucerne motivated him to switch to the trombone instrument. After self-didactic training, Schumacher became a member of the Stella Boys , a jazz band that played in Swiss barracks at entertainment events for recruits in 1957/58 on behalf of the Stella Filtra cigarette brand .

In February 1957, the Old Time Jungle Cats played on the Dietschiberg , where Schumacher was also present. After a spontaneous jam together, he was invited to become a permanent member of the band. The next morning Schumacher played together with the band in the Lucerne Nölliturm . For 53 years Charlie worked as a trombonist and singer as a permanent member of the band, including radio and television appearances, participation in the Zurich Jazz Festival (1958-'64), the 8th German Jazz Festival in Frankfurt am Main in 1962, and at Soho in 1989 Jazz Festival in Leicester Square, London . Concerts and appearances took place across Switzerland, Germany, England, France, Austria and Spain. He was also a multiple winner of the Jazz Festival Zurich in the old style as well as in modern jazz.

Schumacher also played in 47 bands as a permanent member and / or replacement, including the Bucktown Jazz Band (1995–2012), the Chicago Swing Rats (2009–2014), the Riverboat Jazz Band (2003–2006), the Dixe Jumpers (2005–2010 ), the Lazy River Jazzmen (2005–2011), the Palme Allstars (2006–2012), Royal Sonesta (2011–2012) and Jazz <n> Joy (2011–2012).

Rankings at the Zurich Jazz Festival

  • 1958: 6th place (old style trombone, Old Time Jungle Cats )
  • 1959: 5th place (old style trombone, Old Time Jungle Cats )
  • 1960: 3rd place (old style trombone, Old Time Jungle Cats )
  • 1964: 2nd place (old style trombone, Old Time Jungle Cats )
  • 1962: 3rd place (Trombone modern jazz, Lighttown Octet )

Discography

  • The Jungle Cats in Town , Top-Jazz Vertrieb Luzern, 1975
  • The Old Time Jungle Cats in Jubilee , Elite Special Swiss Jazz, 1976
  • Happy Dixieland , NSB Records, 1979
  • Dixieland in Switzerland , ex libris, 1981
  • Old Time Jungle Cats 'Live in Concert' , Point Productions, 1990
  • Cats Play Louis , J-Cats, 1996
  • Power Jazz 2000 , Bucktown Jazzband, Elite Special, 1999
  • A Smooth One - Chicago Swing Rats, CD, 2011
  • Blue Revival - Chicago Swing Rats, CD, 2013
  • DIXIE JUMPERS JAZZBAND ZURICH live, CD 2005

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Bucktown Jazz Band
  2. ↑ Chicago Swing Rats
  3. ^ Riverboat Jazz Band
personal data
SURNAME Schumacher, Charlie
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss trombonist
DATE OF BIRTH May 12, 1939
PLACE OF BIRTH Lucerne