Werner Keller (musician)
Werner "Wieni" Keller (* 29. January 1934 in Zurich ) is a Swiss clarinetist of the Traditional Jazz .
Keller was a trained motorcycle mechanic and taught himself to play the saxophone at the age of 14 . In 1950 he and friends founded the Tremble Kids in Zurich, where he stepped in for the clarinetist shortly after it was founded and then stayed with this instrument. Keller became the band leader. The band had great success in Central Europe, especially from the mid-1950s. In 1956 they made their first recordings. In 1961 he ended his career as a professional musician and ran a retail business. For example, he organized the jazz program at the Casabar in Zurich; from 1971 he played again regularly with the Tremble Kids, who got a record deal from MPS at the time . Since 1985 he has played with the Buddha's Gamblers mainly in the swing style.
Discographic notes
- Recovered Collector's Items (TCB 1965–1982, with Bud Freeman , Buck Clayton , Wild Bill Davison , Henri Chaix , Sammy Price , Oscar Klein , Isla Eckinger , Charly Antolini )
- K & K Dixielanders New Orleans Function (Pick / Marifon 1974, with Oscar Klein, Roy Crimmins, Fritz Trippe, Isla Eckinger, Rolf Rebmann)
- Buddha's Gamblers Blue and Sentimental (Elite Special, 1987, with Freddy Rhyner, Hans Meier, Buddha Scheidegger , Peter Schmidli, Hans Schläpfer, Carlo Capello)
literature
- Erwin Elvers / Gerard Bieldermann: Werner Keller - Tremble Kids Discography (Eurojazz discos, Gerard Bieldermann, Zwolle, NL, 1997)
- Bruno Spoerri (Hrsg.): Biographical Lexicon of Swiss Jazz CD supplement to: Spoerri, Bruno (Hrsg.): Jazz in Switzerland. History and stories . Chronos-Verlag, Zurich 2005, ISBN 3-0340-0739-6
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Keller, Werner |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Keller, Wieni (nickname) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss clarinetist of traditional jazz |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 29, 1934 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Zurich |