Kurt Weil, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Kurt Weil

Swiss musician and radio host

Date of Birth: 06-Jan-1932

Place of Birth: Zürich, canton of Zürich, Switzerland

Date of Death: 12-Dec-2012

Profession: record producer, author, radio personality

Nationality: Switzerland

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About Kurt Weil

  • Kurt Weil (January 2, 1932 – December 12, 2012) was a Swiss jazz vibraphonist. Weil was born in Zurich.
  • He learned piano and trombone as a youth, but was playing vibraphone professionally by 1952, as a member of Rio de Gregori's ensemble.
  • He moved to Stockholm in 1955, playing with Hacke Björksten, Stan Getz, and Tony Scott.
  • He founded his own group in 1957, which included Raymond Court, George Gruntz, and Daniel Humair as sidemen; this ensemble played for more than a decade in various iterations.
  • In the 1970s, Weil ended the band and moved back to Switzerland, working for GRP Records and running a jazz radio program.
  • He returned to music in the 1990s with a new band, playing with Joe Beck, Mark Egan, and Danny Gottlieb.Weil died on 12 December 2012, of natural causes.

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