Eric Dolphy Musician – All About Jazz
Eric Allan Dolphy was a jazz musician who played alto saxophone, flute and bass clarinet. Dolphy was one of several groundbreaking jazz alto players to rise to prominence in the 1960s. He was also the first important bass clarinet soloist in jazz, and among the earliest significant flute soloists; he is arguably the greatest jazz […]
Gunter Hampel Musician – All About Jazz
Louis Armstrong came streaming from the radio of a US army truck (1945) in the backyard of Gunter Hampel’s home in Germany, and young Gunter, already immersed in European classical music, became intrigued with this new sound. A variety of instruments began to occupy his hands including clarinet, vibes, saxophone, accordion and flute. Soon he […]