Géo Voumard
Géo Voumard (born December 2, 1920 in Biel / Bienne ; † September 3, 2008 in Sion ) was a Swiss composer , arranger , pianist and radio journalist . Together with Claude Nobs and René Langel , he founded the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1967 .
Life
Voumard, who performed publicly as a teenager, became arranger and pianist in the Hazy Osterwald Bigband in 1944 . After the big band switched to a sextet in 1948 , Voumard founded his own jazz trio. After touring Europe, he was a pianist and composer at Radio Lausanne from 1952 , and he also directed various music programs. From 1966 to 1983 he was head of the department at Radio Lausanne.
In 1956 Voumard won the first Eurovision Song Contest in Lugano together with Emile Gardaz as the composer of the song "Refrain", sung by Lys Assia .
Discographic notes
- Flavio Ambrosetti Sextet, 1943
- Geo Voumard Trio with Mers Eddy and His Strings - Piano, Strings And Sound
- Géo Voumard - 25 Ans De Jazz, 1953-1977
- Géo Voumard Trio - Geo Voumard Trio
- Hazy Osterwald - Big Bands Of Europe Vol. II, 1946–1948
- Various - The Golden Swing Years, 1942-1947
Web links
- Co-founder of the Montreux Jazz Festival has passed away, Tagblatt, September 4, 2008.
- Toni Cetta: Géo Voumard. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bieler Tagblatt: "Musician Géo Voumard dies" ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , September 3, 2008
- ↑ Die Presse : "Montreux Jazz Festival" - co-founder Voumard dead " , September 4, 2008
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Voumard, Geo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss composer, arranger, pianist and radio journalist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 2, 1920 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Biel / Bienne |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 3, 2008 |
| Place of death | Sion |