Ernst van 't Hoff, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Ernst van 't Hoff

Dutch pianist (1908-1955)

Date of Birth: 13-Jul-1908

Place of Birth: Zandvoort, North Holland, Netherlands

Date of Death: 16-May-1955

Profession: pianist, bandleader

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About Ernst van 't Hoff

  • Ernst van 't Hoff (July 13, 1908 in Zandvoort – May 17, 1955 in Brussels) was a Dutch jazz pianist and bandleader. Van 't Hoff played with his own orchestra in the late 1920s, and in 1934 joined Robert De Kers's orchestra.
  • In 1936 he worked with Jean Omer, then played in the dance orchestra of the Algemene Vereniging Radio Omroep under Hans Mossel. In 1940, after the Netherlands became Nazi-occupied territory, van 't Hoff was ordered to start a big band to play state-approved dance music, but he played some jazz anyway, recording songs such as "Pennsylvania 6-5000" and "In the Mood".
  • He recorded for Deutsche Grammophon and played at the Delphi Filmpalast in Berlin, but in 1942 he was chastened by the Sicherheitsdienst for playing degenerate music.
  • He was repeatedly taken into custody by the Gestapo and eventually, in April 1944, was dismissed from his post and moved back to Belgium.
  • Once Allied troops had retaken western Europe, he began playing for American servicemen.
  • He disbanded his group in 1946, but formed a new group in 1951, which played in Rotterdam, and another in 1953 which played at the Ancienne Belgique.
  • He died of a sudden heart attack in 1955.

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