Mito Loeffler

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Mito Loeffler (born February 12, 1961 in Sierentz ; † November 5, 2011 in Zillisheim , Haut-Rhin ) was a French jazz guitarist in the tradition of Django Reinhardt .

life and career

Loeffler, who was classified as a member of the “third generation” of jazz manouche musicians, was the son of a violinist; he made his first appearances with his father. At the age of 14 he started working as a professional musician. Later he also performed with his two sons Fleco and Zaïti and with his brother Dorno. From 2009 to 2001 he played with Nicolas Chaboud and Alexandre Friederich, two members of the band Swing Belleville . Loeffler died of heart failure in November 2011 while being transported to the Mulhouse hospital .

Discography

  • Swing for my friends (2002)
  • Couleur d'Automne (2009)
  • Voyages (2011)

literature

  • Michael Dregni: Gypsy Jazz: In Search of Django Reinhardt and the Soul of Gypsy Swing . Oxford: Oxford University Press 2008; ISBN 978-0-19-531192-1

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Biographical data on the Mito Loeffler Forum
  2. ↑ Michael Dregni: Gypsy Jazz: In Search of Django Reinhardt and the Soul of Gypsy Swing . Oxford University Press, New York 2008, ISBN 978-0-19-531192-1 , pp. XI, 235 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
  3. ↑ Portrait page ( Memento of the original from December 10, 2011 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.mitoloeffler.com
personal data
SURNAME Loeffler, Mito
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French jazz guitarist
DATE OF BIRTH February 12, 1961
PLACE OF BIRTH Sierentz
DATE OF DEATH November 5, 2011
Place of death Zillisheim , Haut-Rhin department