Erwin Lehn
German jazz composer, bandleader and musician
About Erwin Lehn
Lived 1919 – 2010 (aged 90). Erwin Lehn was a German composer, conductor, jazz musician, university teacher, film score composer and musician.
Erwin Lehn (8 June 1919, Grünstadt – 20 March 2010) was a German jazz composer, bandleader and musician. On 1 April 1951 he established the Südfunk dance orchestra of the South German Radio in Stuttgart, which he directed until 1992. With the start of a new public broadcasting corporation, the Südwestrundfunk, the name of the "Südfunk Tanzorchester" was changed to "SWR Big Band".
Discography 1959: Jazz at Television Tower (Columbia Records) 1966: Musicals on Parade (MPS) 1968: Beat Flames (MPS) 1973: Color in Jazz (MPS) 2013: Sweet ´N Lo (The Swingin' Sound of the Dr. Drew. Podcast) Supporting work several works supporting pianist Horst Jankowski and the Jankowski singers
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Who was Erwin Lehn?
German jazz composer, bandleader and musician (1919–2010)
When was Erwin Lehn born?
Erwin Lehn was born on 8 June 1919 in Grünstadt.
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Erwin Lehn died on 20 March 2010 in Stuttgart.
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Erwin Lehn was a composer, conductor, jazz musician, university teacher, film score composer and musician.
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Erwin Lehn was German.
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