Günther Kretschmer
Günther Kretschmer (born February 6, 1928 in Dresden ) is a German jazz and entertainment musician (piano, orchestra conductor, arrangement, composition).
Act
Kretschmer studied piano and trombone at the conservatory in his hometown. In the 1950s he arranged for the Schwarz-Weiss Big Band and the orchestras Alo Koll and Siegfried Mai. In 1961 he founded his first own studio orchestra; with his orchestral sound he shaped the development of dance music in the GDR. In 1962 he moved to Berlin, where under Günter Gollasch he became his representative and second conductor of the dance orchestra of the Berliner Rundfunk and realized numerous productions, also under his own name. At Amiga he released the LP Großstadtrhythmus . In the early 1990s he moved back to Dresden.
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
- Entry (GDR dance music)
- Günther Kretschmer at Discogs (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kretschmer, Günther |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German jazz and entertainment musician (piano, orchestra direction, arrangement, composition) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 6, 1928 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dresden |