Ziroli Winterstein

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Ziroli Winterstein (born April 14, 1954 in Singen (Hohentwiel) , † July 30, 2007 in Hanau ) was a German jazz guitarist in the field of gypsy swing .

Live and act

Winterstein, son of the guitarist Prinzo Winterstein and brother of the guitarist Holzmanno Winterstein , experienced childhood and adolescence as one of eight children over the summer “on the road” with his parents' caravan, in winter on the Hartenberg in Mainz . As a rhythm guitarist he has belonged to the Häns'che Weiss group since 1972 and to the band of his cousin Titi Winterstein since 1978 , with whom he recorded numerous records and also performed in the USA. After Lulu Reinhardt left , he became the solo guitarist there. He also performed in a duo with his cousin Biréli Lagrène and opened a number of concerts for Paco de Lucía , Al Di Meola & John McLaughlin in the 1980s . From 1993 to 1996 he played as solo guitarist in the Gadjo group `` salut! '' With Rüdiger Wilke (saxophone), Gerold Heitbaum (guitar), Heinz Grah - later Reinhard Glöder (double bass) and Helen Sachs (vocals) approx 200 concerts. His compositions "Farina", "Valse a Häns'che" and "Valse a Hojok" are immortalized on the "salut!" CD "Green and Orange", released in 1996 by "Edition Collage". After 1997 he was active with his Ziroli Winterstein Ensemble , which also included the guitarists Vano Bamberger and Terrangi Bamberger. This performed together with the vocal quartet The Funny Valentines in 2002 at the Montreux Jazz Festival . After Tom Lord , he was involved in ten recordings in the field of jazz between 1972 and 1985.

Discographic notes

  • Häns'che Weiss Quintett Music German Gypsies 5 (1973)
  • Häns'che Weiss Quintett Five Years of Music by German Gypsies (1977) ( German Record Award 1978)
  • Titi Winterstein Quintett Djinee Tu Kowa Ziro (Do you remember the time) (1985)
  • salute! Green and Orange (1996)
  • Ziroli Winterstein Ensemble Love Letters (2001)

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See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ T. Lord: The Jazz Discography
  2. ↑ Meeting ( Memento of the original from August 10, 2014 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.jazzdimensions.de
personal data
SURNAME Winterstein, Ziroli
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German jazz musician
DATE OF BIRTH April 14, 1954
PLACE OF BIRTH Singing (Hohentwiel)
DATE OF DEATH July 30, 2007
Place of death Hanau