Charly Höllering
Charles H. "Charly" Höllering (born April 19, 1944 in Asch , Sudetenland as Karl-Heinz Höllering , † May 25, 2009 in Stuttgart ) was a German jazz musician ( clarinet , tenor saxophone ) and graphic designer .
Live and act
Höllering came to jazz in 1958 and joined Werner Lener's Darktown jazz band as a teenager , with whom he performed at the German Amateur Jazz Festival in Düsseldorf in 1963 . His studies took him to West Berlin in 1964 , where he belonged to the Spree City Stompers . During the first years of his career in Bremen he played for the Bremen Dixieland All Stars .
After his return to Stuttgart, Höllering worked as a graphic designer and head of an advertising agency ; He designed children's books and numerous covers of records , also in the field of pop music and children's radio plays . He also joined the Darktown Jazz Band (Mood Indigo, 1983) again. In addition, Höllering played for many years in various band projects on the Stuttgart scene, such as Slick Salzer, the Chicagoans and the Dixieland Jubilee All Stars . From Swing Mail Special , with whom he also toured, came the Charles Höllering Swing All Stars (which will be continued as We Remember Charles ). His virtuoso playing led to numerous awards as best soloist at international festivals ; in JazzAscona he performed with Lino Patruno . He had numerous national and international engagements, for example with Gerhard Vohwinkel , Charly Antolini / Gerry Hayes , the Olymp Jazz All-Stars or Heiner Franz , with whom he also recorded. The Goethe-Institut sent him on tours through Europe and all African countries. He has been involved in a total of 25 recording sessions since 1963. Charly Höllering took on the role of the unforgettable clarinetist on Austrian television on the occasion of several commemorative programs for ' Fatty George '.
As a co-founder of the Stuttgart Jazz Initiative , he has been involved in the organization of the Stuttgart Traditional Jazz Hall program, both organizationally and musically . Höllering died unexpectedly of a heart attack .
Discographic notes
- Darktown jazz band Mood Indigo (with Klaus Osterloh , Joe Gallardo , Werner Lener, Ludwig Stimmler , Elmar Wippler; 1983)
- Swing Mail Special Along the Banks of Mainstream (with Wolfgang Trattner , Harald Schwer, Ludwig Stimmler, Dai Bowen, Joe Gallardo, Roman Schwaller ; 1990)
- Charles Hollering Swingtett Dixieland Jubliee 2006 (with Thilo Wagner , Lorenzo Petrocca , Andy Streit, Gregor Beck ; 2006)
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 , p. 151.
Web links
- Portrait (Jazz Archive Stuttgart)
- Portrait (Jazz Index)
- Swing from Passion (2009)
- Charly Höllering at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Höllering, Charly |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Höllering, Charles H .; Höllering, Charles; Höllering, Karl-Heinz (birth name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German jazz musician and graphic artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 19, 1944 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Aš |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 25, 2009 |
| Place of death | Stuttgart |