Biography
Rolf Osterwald (February 18, 1922 – February 26, 2012), better known as Hazy Osterwald, was a Swiss jazz bandleader, trumpeter, and vibraphonist.
Osterwald began his career as a pianist. He arranged for Fred Böhler in the late 1930s and joined him as a trumpeter in 1941; around this time he also worked with Edmond Cohanier, Philippe Brun, Bob Huber, Eddie Brunner and Teddy Stauffer. He led his own ensemble starting in 1944, recording through the 1970s, with sidemen including Ernst Höllerhagen and Werner Dies. In the late 1940s he recorded with Gil Cuppini and played at the Paris Jazz Fair with Sidney Bechet and Charlie Parker.
Osterwald led the house band at the Red Onion, an Aspen eatery, in the early 1970s. He died in 2012 at age 90.
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Filmography
all 20
self 14
TV Shows 13
Movies 7
Self
Langer Samstag (2002)
TV
Self
ZDF-Fernsehgarten (1986)
TV
Self
Verstehen Sie Spaß? (1980)
TV
Self
Bio’s Bahnhof (1978)
TV
Self
Unsere kleine Show (1969)
TV
Self - Bandleader / Self - Musician
Night-Club (1968)
TV
self
Stelldichein beim Wein (1967)
TV
Self
Continental Showcase (1966)
TV
Self
Vergißmeinnicht (1964)
TV
Self
Die Drehscheibe (1964)
TV
Self - Singer
Lieben Sie Show ? (1962)
TV
Composer
Heute gehn wir bummeln (1961)
Movie
Self
Musik aus Studio B (1961)
TV
Self
Musik ist Trumpf (1961)
Movie
Die Gejagten (1961)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Kriminaltango (1960)
Movie
Siebenmal in der Woche (1957)
Movie
Composer
Der Schallplattendieb (1957)
Movie
Orchesterleiter / Music
Love, Dance, and 1000 Songs (1955)
Movie
self
Was bin ich? (1955)
TV
Ratings
Average 3.83
Based on 946 movie and tv ratings over time
1955
1961
1964
1964
2002
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Information
Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1922-02-18
Deathday2012-02-26 (90 years old)
Birth NameRolf Erich Osterwalder
Birth PlaceBern, Switzerland
CitizenshipsSwitzerland
This article uses material from Wikipedia.
Image credit: Magnussen, Friedrich (1914-1987), CC BY-SA 3.0 de, via Wikimedia Commons
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