Colin Gieg

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Colin Kenneth Gieg (* 6. July 1942 in San Mateo , California ; † 11. March 2013 in Denver , Colorado ) was an American jazz - bassist .

Colin Gieg grew up in Bakersfield , where he first had piano lessons at the age of seven; after that he learned guitar and high school double bass. In 1960 he moved to Los Angeles to study at Westlake College of Music and the Los Angeles Conservatory. a. with Ralph Peña . He then worked in California as a professional musician, u. a. with the Four Freshmen , Sue Raney , the Don Ellis Jazz Orchestra and with Johnny Mathis . After he had to interrupt his career to do his military service, he moved to Denver in 1970 , where he worked as a local musician and performed at festivals and jazz parties. Gieg can be heard in productions by Rusty Warren ( More Knockers Up ! , 1965), Johnny Varro / Randy Sandke , Peanuts Hucko ( Jazz Live Montreux '89 ) and Phil Urso ( Salute Chet Baker 2003).

Gieg died at the age of 70 on March 11, 2013 in Denver of pancreatic cancer .

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  1. ^ A b Ryan Parker: Jazz bass player Colin Gieg dies at age 70. In: Denver Post online March 21, 2013. Retrieved April 14, 2013.
  2. ↑ Portrait at Jeremy Wendelin ( Memento of the original from February 25, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.jeremywendelin.com
personal data
SURNAME Gieg, Colin
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Gieg, Colin Kenneth (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American jazz bassist
DATE OF BIRTH July 6, 1942
PLACE OF BIRTH San Mateo (California)
DATE OF DEATH 11th March 2013
Place of death Denver