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Dieter Antritter

ss, 1929-2015 DE, Pforzheim
Musician of Jazz

German saxophonist in the 1950's, founder of The Latin Jazz Band in 1952. Born October 6, 1929 in Pforzheim, died August 5, 2015 in Königsbach-Stein. After the end of war, he started first to learn guitar, later he switched to soprano-saxophone. He moved to Stuttgart, to be able to connect with the local jazz-scene. On a holiday in Paris in 1949, he tried to encounter Sidney Bechet personally and failed. Eventually, he met Charles Delaunay, who opened him the possibility of jamming with contemporary jazz-greats located in Paris that time. He improved his play and built up a network with some well-known jazz musicians. When he returned to Stuttgart, he founded "The Latin Jazz Band" and used his concerts as platform for guest musicians from his Paris-connection. In 1960, this led to several recordings for Deutscher Schallplattenclub, all recorded in Stuttgart venues. Antritter was one of the worlds' longest-serving bandleader, who led his band from 1952 until his death in 2015, for 63 years.

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• Soprano sax
• Guitar
• Saxophone

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