Wolfgang Dauner

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Wolfgang Dauner
Dauner performing with the United Jazz and Rock Ensemble, 1992
Dauner performing with the United Jazz and Rock Ensemble, 1992
Background information
Born(1935-12-30)30 December 1935
Stuttgart, Germany
Died10 January 2020(2020-01-10) (aged 84)
Stuttgart, Germany
GenresJazz, jazz rock, free jazz, electronic
Occupation(s)Musician, composer
InstrumentsKeyboards, piano
Years active1960s–2020
LabelsColumbia, MPS, ECM

Wolfgang Dauner (30 December 1935 – 10 January 2020) was a German jazz fusion pianist. He worked in the United Jazz and Rock Ensemble and with Hans Koller, Albert Mangelsdorff, Volker Kriegel and Ack van Rooyen.[1] In 1969, he was leader and composer for Radio Jazz Group Stuttgart. A year later he started the jazz rock band Et Cetera.

Dauner died on 10 January 2020 in Stuttgart, Germany at the age of 84.[2]

References[change | change source]

  1. Carr, Ian; Digby Fairweather; Brian Priestley (1995). Jazz: The Rough Guide. The Rough Guides. pp. 154–155. ISBN 1-85828-137-7.
  2. Jazzmusiker Wolfgang Dauner gestorben (in German)