Olle Holmquist

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Bert Olav "Olle" Holmquist (born November 15, 1936 in Skellefteå ; † March 26, 2020 ) was a Swedish jazz and entertainment musician ( trombone , tuba ) who had been active in the European music scene since the 1960s.

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Holmquist first learned the tuba as an autodidact; then he switched to valve trombone and finally to slide trombone. At the beginning of the 1960s, he was already working with Quincy Jones , Nils Lindberg and Bengt-Arne Wallin , with whom he was in the recording studio. In 1963 he became a member of the Radio Sweden big band . In the next few years he also worked with Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson .

In 1971 Holmquist moved to Switzerland and became a member of the DRS Dance Orchestra; In 1976 he moved to Berlin, where he was part of the RIAS Dance Orchestra under the direction of Horst Jankowski . In 1978 James Last brought him to his orchestra, to which he was a member until 2013. He also worked with Kai Warner , Freddy Quinn , Jerry Lewis , Manhattan Transfer , Ulrich Roski and Lill Lindfors . At home in Sweden he accompanied Monica Zetterlund and Tommy Körberg , among others ; he was also a member of the Melodifestivalen Orchestra . He later played in the TV show Allsång in the Skansens Orchestra . With his Sweden Allstars he recorded the songs of ABBA .

In recent years, Holmquist suffered from Alzheimer's disease and lived in a retirement home. There he was infected with SARS-CoV-2 and died of the consequences of COVID-19 .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b musicians Olle Holmquist död i sviterna av coronaviruset. March 26, 2020, accessed March 28, 2020 .
  2. ↑ James Last Appreciation Society magazine, May – June 1987
  3. ↑ Musicians Olle Holmquist död av coronaviruset
personal data
SURNAME Holmquist, Olle
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Holmquist, Bert Olav
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swedish jazz and entertainment musician (trombone, tuba)
DATE OF BIRTH November 15, 1936
PLACE OF BIRTH Skellefteå
DATE OF DEATH March 26, 2020