Ernst Höllerhagen

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Ernst Höllerhagen (October 5, 1912 in Barmen – July 11, 1956 in Interlaken) was a German jazz reedist.

Höllerhagen played violin as a child before switching to clarinet and alto saxophone, playing with Sam Wooding when he was 18 years old. In the 1930s he worked with , Goldene Sieben, Coleman Hawkins, Kurt Hohenberger, Jack Hylton, , and Teddy Stauffer. He continued playing regularly in the 1940s, both with his own ensembles and as a sideman for Philippe Brun, Eddie Brunner, Willie Lewis, and Hazy Osterwald.

References[]

  • Rainer E. Lotz, "Ernst Höllerhagen". The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz. 2nd edition, ed. Barry Kernfeld.


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