David Horler
David "Dave" Horler (born September 10, 1943 in Lymington ) is a British jazz trombonist , band leader and arranger.
Live and act
Horler comes from a musical family; his father Ronnie Horler (1920–2005) was a professional big band trumpeter and his younger brother John is also a jazz musician. From the age of five he learned piano; The valve trombone was added at the age of fourteen . He studied at the Royal Academy of Music from 1960 to 1963 . He was a member of the BBC Radio Orchestra from 1970 to 1973 before working freelance for Ella Fitzgerald , Bing Crosby and others. He also directed a jazz quintet with Jimmy Hastings . In 1980 he joined the WDR Dance Orchestra under Werner Müller as first trombonist, composer and arranger , from which the WDR Big Band Cologne emerged , which he helped shape and of which he remained a member until 2008. He also worked there as an assistant conductor. He currently heads the large-format Rhine Phillis Jazz Orchestra.
Horler can also be heard on albums by Kurt Edelhagen , Kenny Wheeler , Tony Kinsey , Peter Herbolzheimer , Heinz Kretzschmar , Peter Herborn , Vince Mendoza and his daughter Natalie Horler .
Discographic notes
- Dave Horler / Ludwig Nuss Rolling Down 7th ( Mons Records )
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 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Dave Horler with the WDR Big Band in the Harmonie General-Anzeiger (Bonn) May 31, 2008
- ↑ I'm not a fan of pop music (Interview, WDR) ( Memento from June 9, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Horler, David |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Horler, Dave |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British jazz musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 10, 1943 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lymington |