Lothar Scharf

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Lothar Scharf (born June 23, 1942 in Darmstadt ; † August 3, 2009 in Greifenstein (Hesse) ) was a German jazz drummer and watercolorist .

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Scharf studied at the Academy for Tonkunst in Darmstadt and the State University for Music and Performing Arts Berlin , where he graduated with the state examination as an orchestral musician. During his studies he also played with the Long Luis Jazz Babies and in the trio of Volker Kriegel . In 1966 he toured Africa for eight weeks with Gerhard Vohwinkel and his Gentlemen of Jazz for the Goethe Institute . Until 1969 he was a solo timpanist in the Berlin Symphony Orchestra .

In the early 1970s he played with Dzyan with Eddy Marron , and then appeared in the German-American rock jazz group Virgo with Bobby Stern , Henryk Darlowski and Reinhard Glöder . Then he founded his own hardbop quintet with Klaus Werner Pusch , Ralf Rothkegel , Claus Krisch and Dieter Ilg , with whom he also appeared at the festival in San Sebastian . He worked for many years with Rachel Gould and in projects such as the Tenor Conclave with Heinz von Hermann , Wilson de Oliveira , Wolfgang Engstfeld , Walter Gauchel and Jürgen Wuchner . He also played with Johnny Griffin , Don Byas , Pony Poindexter , Leo Wright , Carmell Jones , Knut Kiesewetter , Emil Mangelsdorff and Gustl Mayer . As a percussionist he worked with the Al Martino Big Band and the hr Big Band . He has participated in numerous radio, television, LP and CD productions and has appeared at festivals in Montreux , Zurich, Frankfurt and Moers .

Scharf was also active as a music teacher and made watercolors. Since 1996 he has been a member of the Darmstadt band En Haufe Leit , which plays New Orleans jazz . In addition, he led an organ trio with Steffen Stütz and Udo Brenner. He died during a stay at the Waldhof-Elgershausen Pneumological Clinic .

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SURNAME Sharp, Lothar
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German jazz musician and watercolorist
DATE OF BIRTH June 23, 1942
PLACE OF BIRTH Darmstadt
DATE OF DEATH August 3, 2009
Place of death Greifenstein (Hesse)