Making timeless music was a lifelong calling during the eight-decade career of renowned composer and arranger Sammy Nestico. His music highlighted albums by artists such as the Count Basie Orchestra, Michael Bublé, Barbra Streisand, Phil Collins, Frank Sinatra, Buddy Rich and Bing Crosby. The nine-time Grammy nominee passed away in his…
The grand old man of jazz Sammy Nestico died.. Weiterlesen »
The music publisher Molenaar was founded in 1933 by Pieter Jan Molenaar under the name Molenaar’s Muziekhandel. In the 1970s, his sons Jan and Bob joined the growing company. In that decade, Molenaar was one of the first music publishers to make studio recordings of published works. Leading orchestras such
Jan Molenaar died Weiterlesen »
In the late 1980s I had the honour of co-organising some concert tours in Austria. First with the “Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra” (TKWO), later, after the fall of communism in Germany, with the “Rundfunk Blasorchester Leipzig”. With the latter I got to know the music producer and tour leader Martin
Music teacher and music producer Martin Färber died Weiterlesen »
Enrique Crespo was a trombonist, arranger and founding member of the German Brass Ensemble. He studied music and architecture in Montevideo and Buenos Aires. He was solo trombonist in the local symphony orchestra, as well as jazz soloist, arranger and bandleader for TV productions. A scholarship took the spirited thoroughbred
Trombonist and arranger Enrique Crespo died Weiterlesen »
Michael Boo was a composer, creative writer and church choir director (vocals and hand bells) from Chesterton, Indiana. He received his Bachelor of Music Education degree from VanderCook College of Music in Chicago and a Master of Music in Composition and Theory from Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, Illinois. As
American composer and creative writer Michael Boo died. Weiterlesen »
Austrian composer and music publisher Sepp Neumar died.
Salzburg laments Sepp Neumayr Weiterlesen »
“Jump” THE hit of the band “van Halen” is in the ears of the fans because of its characteristic intro on the synthesizer. It is an irony of fate that it was this very intro on the keyboard instrument that made guitarist Eddie van Halen famous. The song “Jump” was
The synth solo that made the guitarist famous. Weiterlesen »
Juliette Greco had many additional names: “The Black Sun of Paris”, “The Grand Dame of Chanson”, or just affectionately “Jujube”, as she mentions in her autobiography, she was called. She died on 23 September at the age of 93. With her France lost the last great chansonette besides Edith Piaf
No one sang “Déshabillez-moi” like her: Juliette Greco Weiterlesen »
Ennio Morricone was a quiet man, introverted and without scandal. Even if his name will forever be connected with (western) film, he never wanted to be a cowboy. Rather, he will go down in history as a great musician and composer, when perhaps after his death people will recognize his
The man who was never a Western hero… Weiterlesen »
As the Dutch information platform klankwijzer.nl reports, the composer, arranger and conductor Willy Hautvast died suddenly at the age of 87 years in his home town Nijmegen on 6.05.2020. Born in Maastricht, the musician was, among other things, clarinettist in the Royal Dutch Air Force Chapel. During this time he
Composer and conductor Willy Hautvast died Weiterlesen »
