Fred Böhler
Alfred "Fred" Böhler (July 26, 1912, Zürich – January 10, 1995, Zumikon) was a Swiss jazz keyboardist and bandleader. Böhler started on violin as a child but later switched to piano. He led his own ensemble starting in 1936, which featured Eddie Brunner and Hazy Osterwald, among others, as sidemen.
Also recorded as Fred Boehler
Fred Böhler
- Born
- 1912 · Zurich.
- Died
- 1995 · Zumikon.
- Nationality
- Switzerland
- Occupation
- pianist · musician · bandleader
- Fields
- jazz
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Fred Böhler appears in the authority records of the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek as a musician and bandleader (1912 – 1995).
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Fred Böhler was born in 1912. Fred Böhler died in 1995.
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Born at Zurich in 1912, died in Zumikon in 1995.
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