Kurt Hohenberger, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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German jazz trumpeter
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Place of Birth: Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
About Kurt Hohenberger
- Kurt Hohenberger (April 28, 1908 in Stuttgart – July 15, 1979 in Kernenstetten) was a German jazz trumpeter. Hohenberger was a member of the Goldene Sieben from 1934 to 1939, and he performed and recorded with his own group in Berlin, which held a residence at the Quartier Latin club from 1937 to 1943.
- He also worked with Oscar Joost, Peter Kreuder, Teddy Stauffer, Peter Igelhoff, Willy Berking, and Bimbo Weiland during the same period, both live and on recordings.
- Hohenberger did a stint in the military late in World War II and following this recorded with a swing big band in the late 1940s.
- From 1949-1951 he lived in Brazil, then returned to Germany and recorded again as a bandleader.
- His last performances were in the late 1950s.
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