German jazz clarinetist and alto saxophonist, born October 5, 1912 in Barmen [now Wuppertal], Germany, died July 11, 1956 in Interlaken, Switzerland.
Professional debut on alto saxophone with Sam Wooding's band in 1930. Played and recorded with Juan Llossas 1933, Jack Hylton and Coleman Hawkins 1936, Teddy Stauffer 1936-1941, Eddie Brunner 1940-1948 and others. He led his own groups from 1942 to 1948.