Walther Großrubatscher

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Walther Großrubatscher (born September 18, 1957 in Innsbruck ; † May 28, 2019 ) was an Austrian jazz musician ( drums ).

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Walter attended elementary and secondary school from 1967 to 1972 and the commercial academy in Innsbruck in 1972/73. He then studied trumpet and drums from 1975 to 1978 at the music school of the Innsbruck Conservatory and from 1978 to 1982 drums at the jazz department of the Vienna Conservatory.

Großrubatscher was active in the Austrian jazz scene from the 1980s. First recordings were made in 1983 with the formation Mexas with Heinz Wosika (piano) and Henry Werkl (double bass). In the following years he played with the Michael Starch Trio ( Live at Jazzland , 1987), the Tom Henkes Quartet, the Ronnie Weisz Trio, the Christian Plattner Quartet and with Martin Breinschmid & The Radio Kings Feat. Allan Vaché ( Big Noise From Vienna , 1998); he also played with guest American musicians such as Conte Candoli , Sweets Edison , Jon Hendricks , Woody Shaw , Junior Mance , Tal Farlow and Ray Bryant . He has also made repeated guest appearances by Howard Alden, Scott Hamilton and Bill Ramsey.

In the 2000s he continued to work with Hans Salomon ( Speak Low: Plays Romantic Jazz ), the Erwin Schmidt Trio (with Joschi Schneeberger ), with Elly Wright and in the Claus Spechtl Trio. In the field of jazz he was involved in 15 recording sessions between 1983 and 2010. In 2017 he still played with Heinz von Hermann . From 2010 he worked as a drum teacher at the Vienna Music School, 1996 to 2008 in the Maria Anzbach / Eichgraben Music School Association, 1985 to 1991 at the Franz Schubert Conservatory, Vienna and 1983 to 1985 at the Penzinger Music School, Vienna. He also worked in the Marcus Gaudriot Trio.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Reinhold Westphal: Großrubatscher, Walther. In: Oesterreichisches Musiklexikon . Online edition, Vienna 2002 ff., ISBN 3-7001-3077-5 ; Print edition: Volume 2, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 2003, ISBN 3-7001-3044-9 .
  2. ↑ Miles Smiles (Jazzclub): We have just received sad news: Walther Großrubatscher passed away very unexpectedly today after a short, serious illness. Facebook, May 28, 2019, accessed June 19, 2019 .
  3. ↑ Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed June 19, 2019)
  4. ↑ Event information from Mein Bezirk
personal data
SURNAME Grand Rubatscher, Walther
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian jazz musician
DATE OF BIRTH September 18, 1957
PLACE OF BIRTH innsbruck
DATE OF DEATH May 28, 2019