Oscar Klein, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Oscar Klein

Austrian musician

Date of Birth: 05-Jan-1930

Place of Birth: Graz, Styria, Austria

Date of Death: 12-Dec-2006

Profession: clarinetist, jazz guitarist, jazz musician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Oscar Klein (5 January 1930 in Graz, Austria – 12 December 2006 in Baden-Württemberg) was an Austrian born jazz trumpeter who also played clarinet, harmonica, and swing guitar.
His family fled the Nazis when he was young.
He became known for "older jazz" like swing and Dixieland.
In the early sixties he joined the famous Dutch Swing College Band in the Netherlands as first trumpeter and he is to be found on several of their recordings.
He played with Lionel Hampton, Joe Zawinul, Jerry Ricks and others.
In 1996 he was honored by then President Thomas Klestil.