William Schiøpffe
Danish jazz musician / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
William Schiøpffe (often transcribed as William Schiopffe; 6 February 1926 in Bangkok – 2 January 1981 in Kopenhagen),[1] was a Danish jazz drummer,
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William Schiøpffe | |
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Born | February 6, 1926 |
Died | January 2, 1981(1981-01-02) (aged 54) |
Other names | often transcribed as William Schiopffe |
Occupation | Jazz drummer |
Years active | 1947–1981 |
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He began playing professionally in 1947.[2] During his career he performed with Jørgen Ryg,[3] Arne Domnérus, Bengt Hallberg, Lars Gullin, Max Brüel, Stan Getz (on Stan Getz at Large - 1960, In Sweden 1958-60),[4][5] Bud Powell,[6] Ella Fitzgerald[7] amongst others.