Heinz Both

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Heinz Both (born September 10, 1924 in Braunschweig ; † August 28, 2010 in Hanover ) was a German jazz and entertainment musician ( accordion , clarinet ), composer , arranger , band leader and music teacher who was primarily active in the Hanover music scene . Musically, his spectrum ranged from hits to swing .

Live and act

Both had first music lessons as a choirboy at the age of ten and received private lessons on the accordion in Hanover. In 1939 he made his first recordings at the Hanover Municipal Conservatory, where he studied clarinet, piano, violin, music theory and orchestral playing; in addition, he had engagements with a small cast in cafes. In 1942 he was drafted into the army and served there as first clarinetist in the Hanover Music Train of the Reich Labor Service . After the war he played for the British occupation army in Hanover. As part of matinee events in the “Gloria Palast” in Hanover, he performed a. a. with Lale Andersen , Gitta Lind , Rudolf Schock , Heinz Erhardt . In 1945 Both accompanied the singer Hans Bardeleben ( Alabama song (Oh Susanna!) ) With his band , with whom he also played hits like Wenn ich Dich seh ', then I start to dream (by Fritz Schulz-Reichel ) and the popular swing number Chattanooga Choo Choo . This was followed by records such as the Louis Jordan number Choo Choo Ch'Boogie (1946), Fräulein Madeleine (1948) and Mexico Serenade (South of the Border) ( Polydor , also with Hans Bardeleben). Between 1946 and 1948 his band's music was broadcast by the North West German Radio ; from 1947 to 1950 he performed as Heinz Both and his soloists a . a. in the “Troccadero” in Westerland and in “Haus Vaterland” in Hamburg. Until 1955 he also recorded as a soloist; He also played radio play music and recordings with the accordion orchestra in the NDWR.

From 1955 to 1960 Both was trained as a music teacher in Trossingen ; he had lessons a. a. with Hugo Hermann, Hans Rauch, Fritz Dobler, Armin Fett and Hermann Schittenhelm . In 1955 he founded the "Hohner Harmonikaschule Heinz Both" in Hanover; He has also published compositions and arrangements for accordion, saxophone and clarinet for music publishers such as Hohner, Preißler, Apollo, Melodie, Weltmusik and Schott . His compositions include "Blues in Bb", "Daisy", "Manhattan Rag", "Michail" and "Pariser Mélange".

In 1963 he founded the youth band Hanover (from which the later youth big band Hanover emerged ); In addition, he was a freelancer at the State Theater Hanover , the Hanover State Theater and the State Theater Braunschweig operates. He was also a member of the jury (regional and state level) at Jugend musiziert in the accordion, clarinet and saxophone categories. In the second half of the 1960s he took part in television recordings, records and various concert tours with the youth band Hanover. In 1970 he founded the Big Band '70 and during this time worked as an accordionist in television programs such as Schöne Bescherung and Ich bin Bruce Low . In addition to numerous other awards, Both received the Federal Cross of Merit on Ribbon in 2000 for his musical youth work in Hanover.

Publications (selection)

  • Modern saxophone solos for alto saxophone in Eb and piano . Schott: Mainz.
  • Swing along: dance and jazz duets . Schott Music Distribution: Mainz, ISBN 9790001082150 .
  • Swing along: for 2 wind instruments in Bb or Eb and piano . Schott Music Distribution: Mainz, ISBN 9790001082174 .
  • 6 times swing for the accordion soloist . Schott: Mainz.

literature

  • Gerhard Evertz Heinz Both: His life - his music. A documentation published by the Biography Center: Kaufering (near Munich) 2011; ISBN 978-3-940210-57-9 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Discover obituary in Hanover ( Memento of the original from June 21, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.hannover-enthaben.de
  2. ^ Information from Jazzbuch Hannover
  3. ↑ a b c Portrait at Verlag Purzelbaum ( Memento of the original from June 21, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.verlag-purzelbaum.de
personal data
SURNAME Both, Heinz
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German musician, band leader and music teacher
DATE OF BIRTH September 10, 1924
PLACE OF BIRTH Braunschweig
DATE OF DEATH August 28, 2010
Place of death Hanover