Freddy Sunder
Freddy Sunder (actually Fritz Sundermann , born June 4, 1931 in Antwerp ; † August 5, 2016 there ) was a Belgian jazz musician ( guitar , vocals , arrangement ).
Live and act
Sunder first learned to play the violin as a child; as a 14-year-old he played in big bands and jazz combos. He had guitar lessons from Marcel Bossu ; He also studied harmony with Hugo Michielsen and distance learning jazz arrangement at the Berklee School of Music . He also worked on serial music with Johny Scott in London and serial composition with André Laporte at the Brussels Conservatory. In 1953 the first recordings were made with Charlie Knegtel's orchestra, to which he was a guitarist and singer; he also published his first own recordings. During this time he had hits with pop titles like "Kaw Liga", "Rio Rita Boogie", " Jeepers Creepers " and "Calling Car Boogie". In 1961 he founded the formation The Clouds . Sunder also played in Willy Rockin's orchestra , with whom he toured Europe, Africa and Southeast Asia. He has also accompanied stars like Peggy Lee , Sammy Davis Jr. , Natalie Cole , Shirley Bassey and Toots Thielemans . With its own quintet, which u. a. Jacques Pelzer , Roger Vanhaverbeke and Jean Fanis belonged to, he performed in 1966 on the Warsaw Jazz Jamboree . In 1968 he took part in the NDR jazz workshop.
From 1957 to 1965 he was guitarist in the BRT-Orkest under the direction of Francis Bay , which was taken over by Etienne Verschueren in 1965 and continued as the BRT-Jazzorkest . Sunder was the conductor of the BRT-Orkest from 1981 to. After the BRT Big Band broke up in 1990, Sunder was a lecturer at the Gent Music Conservatory. In the field of jazz he was involved in 65 recording sessions between 1953 and 2006, including a. also with Jack Sels , Jan Wróblewski and Fats Sadi (with the BRT Orchestra).
Web links
- Freddy Sunder , music director
- Freddy Sunder , Koninklijke Harmonie "Mannen van goede wil"
- Freddy Sunder at Allmusic (English)
- Freddy Sunder at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Obituary at sudinfo.be
- ^ News of death at Jazz in Belgium
- ↑ a b Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed August 10, 2016)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sunder, Freddy |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Sundermann, Fritz (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Belgian jazz musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 4, 1931 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Antwerp |
| DATE OF DEATH | 5th August 2016 |
| Place of death | Antwerp |