Gugge Hedrenius, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Gugge Hedrenius

Date of Birth: 02-Oct-1938

Date of Death: 27-Apr-2009

Profession: pianist

Nationality: Sweden

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Görjen "Gugge" Hedrenius (October 2, 1938, Malmö - April 27, 2009, Stockholm) was a Swedish jazz pianist and bandleader. Hedrenius was active in dixieland revival groups from his teens.
He led a small group from 1959 to 1965 that included Idrees Sulieman and Bosse Broberg as sidemen.
In 1971 he reinitiated the group as a big band and recorded under the name Big Blues Band, playing in Stockholm with the group into the 1990s and touring the United States in 1988.
In Stockholm he led a jazz performing society called Gugge's Ballroom which arranged performances and hosted touring musicians, including Willie Cook, Joe Newman, Dizzy Gillespie, Mel Lewis, Teddy Edwards, Jimmy Witherspoon, and Hank Crawford.