Curt Hasenpflug
Curt Hasenpflug (born May 23, 1903 in Cannstatt ; † April 1945 in Dessau ) was a German jazz and entertainment musician ( saxophone , composition, arrangement, orchestral direction).
Act
After a thorough musical training, Hasenpflug worked in Berlin, where he was successful as a saxophone virtuoso and arranger. In August 1936 he married Liselotte Schwedler, who also became his lyricist. From the late 1930s until October 1941, he worked as a musician and recording manager for the record company Tempo . Among other things, he worked there with Horst Winter , in whose orchestra he also worked as a saxophonist. Hasenpflug also made recordings with his own studio ensemble. The bandoneon virtuoso Fred Dömpke suggested several compositions for the accordion. Then he went to the radio; at the Deutschlandsender he was hired for the orchestra of Willi Stech and the German dance and entertainment orchestra . Shortly before the end of the war, Hasenpflug was called up as an officer candidate for military service in the Wehrmacht ; between April 14 and 21, 1945, he fell in Dessau.
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
- Short biography with partial catalog raisonné (Karl F. Westermann)
- Curt Hasenpflug at Discogs (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hasenpflug, Curt |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German jazz and entertainment musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 23, 1903 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cannstatt |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 1945 |
| Place of death | Dessau |