Kurt Hohenberger (April 28, 1908 in

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– July 15, 1979 in Kernenstetten) was a German jazz trumpeter. Hohenberger was a member of the

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from 1934 to 1939, and he performed and recorded with his own group in

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, which held a residence at the Quartier Latin club from 1937 to 1943. He also worked with

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, Peter Igelhoff,

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, and Bimbo Weiland during the same period, both live and on recordings. Hohenberger did a stint in the military late in

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and following this recorded with a swing big band in the late 1940s. From 1949-1951 he lived in Brazil, then returned to Germany and recorded again as a bandleader. His last performances were in the late 1950s."Kurt Hohenberger". '' The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz'', 1994, p. 532.

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German jazz trumpeters Male trumpeters Musicians from Stuttgart German military personnel of World War II 1908 births 1979 deaths People from the Kingdom of Württemberg 20th-century trumpeters 20th-century German male musicians German male jazz musicians Goldene Sieben members 20th-century German musicians {{Jazz-trumpeter-stub