Oscar Klein

For the Swedish physicist, see Oskar Klein.

Oscar Klein (January 5, 1930 in Graz, Austria – December 12, 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 Holland as first trumpeter and he is to be found on several of their recordings. He played with Lionel Hampton, Joe Zawinul, and others. In 1996 he was honored by then President Thomas Klestil.^[1]

References

1. ^ AP Wire

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Name	Klein, Oscar
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Date of birth	January 5, 1930
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Date of death	December 12, 2006
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