Howard McFarlaine
Howard McFarlaine (born November 13, 1894 in London , † March 6, 1983 ibid) was a British trumpeter of light music and early jazz who worked in Germany in the 1920s .
Live and act
Farlaine began his musical career in pit bands that played in London film theaters. In the early 1920s he became a member of the Alex Hyde Band, with whom he toured Germany in 1924. There the first recordings were made. a. for the label Vox ("Mama Loves Papa, Papa Loves Mama"). After the Hyde Band broke up, McFarlaine stayed in Germany, where he accompanied the dancer Anita Berber and was a member of Bernard Etté's orchestra from 1924 to 1926 . In 1926/27 he recorded some records with hot jazz under his own name with a small line-up . From 1925 to 1932 he played a. a. in the orchestra of the violinist Dajos Béla and also participated in his recordings for Beka (such as "Say Mister! Have You Met Rosie's Sister", 1927). There he influenced Franz Grothe . He was also a studio musician in Fred Bird's The Salon Symphony Jazz Band . After xenophobia increased in Germany, he returned to England in 1932. In 1933/34 he worked in the band of trumpeter Jack Jackson , and from 1935 to 1937 he returned to Béla for a tour of Argentina . From 1937 to 1940 he toured the continent again. He then worked as a musician in the BBC dance orchestra until his retirement in 1957 .
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Michael H. Kater : Daring game. Jazz in National Socialism Cologne 1995, p. 24
- ↑ Hangover Daring Game , p. 28
- ↑ actually Felix Lehmann
- ↑ Kater Daring Spiel , p. 61
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | McFarlaine, Howard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 13, 1894 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 6, 1983 |
| Place of death | London |