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Rolf Kühn | |
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Background information | |
Born | Cologne, Rhine Province, Prussia, Germany | 28 September 1929
Died | 18 August 2022 Berlin, Germany | (aged 92)
Genres | Jazz |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Instrument(s) | Clarinet, saxophone |
Formerly of | Joachim Kühn |
Website |
rolf-kuehn |
Rolf Kühn (29 September 1929 – 18 August 2022) was a German jazz clarinetist and saxophonist. He was the older brother of the pianist Joachim Kühn. [1]
Kühn lived in the United States from 1956 to 1959. John Hammond favourably compared him with Benny Goodman. [2] In 2008, he founded band with Christian Lillinger, Ronny Graupe, and Johannes Fink.
Rolf Kühn died on 18 August 2022, at the age of 92. [3]
With Joachim Kuhn
With Horst Jankowski
With others
![]() | You can help expand this article with text translated from
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Rolf Kühn | |
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![]() Kühn in 2017 | |
Background information | |
Born | Cologne, Rhine Province, Prussia, Germany | 28 September 1929
Died | 18 August 2022 Berlin, Germany | (aged 92)
Genres | Jazz |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Instrument(s) | Clarinet, saxophone |
Formerly of | Joachim Kühn |
Website |
rolf-kuehn |
Rolf Kühn (29 September 1929 – 18 August 2022) was a German jazz clarinetist and saxophonist. He was the older brother of the pianist Joachim Kühn. [1]
Kühn lived in the United States from 1956 to 1959. John Hammond favourably compared him with Benny Goodman. [2] In 2008, he founded band with Christian Lillinger, Ronny Graupe, and Johannes Fink.
Rolf Kühn died on 18 August 2022, at the age of 92. [3]
With Joachim Kuhn
With Horst Jankowski
With others