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John Von Ohlen (May 13, 1941 – October 3, 2018)[1] was an American jazz drummer who worked for Woody Herman in 1967 and 1969 as well as with Stan Kenton from 1970 to 1972.[1]

Von Ohlen was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States.[2] He began playing trombone in middle school and played in band through high school.[3] He graduated from North Central High School in Indianapolis in 1960.[4] He briefly attended North Texas State University in Denton, Texas, and then returned to Indianapolis.[3]

Von Ohlen led the Blue Wisp Big Band in Cincinnati from 1980 to 2018,[5] and also groups under his own name; they ranged from quartets to big bands. From 1967 to 1968, he toured with Billy Maxted’s Manhattan Jazz Band. In the 1980s and 1990s, Von Ohlen was a member of a big band led by the pianist Steve Allee.[6][7][8][9][10][11]

Von Ohlen died on October 3, 2018, in Cincinnati, Ohio at the age of 77.[1][12]

Discography

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  • John Von Ohlen – The Baron
  • John Von Ohlen & Steve Allee Big Band – Live

With Blue Wisp Big Band

  • The Blue Wisp Band of Cincinnati
  • Butterfly
  • The Smooth One
  • Live at Carmelo's
  • Rollin' with Von Ohlen
  • Tribute
  • 20th Anniversary

With Stan Kenton

  • Live at Redlands University
  • Today
  • Live at Brigham Young University
  • The Ballad Style of Stan Kenton

With others

  • Chuck Carter/Steve Allee Big Band – Downtown Blues
  • Woody Herman – Concerto for Herd
  • Cal Collins – Crack'd Rib

References

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  1. 1 2 3 "John Von Ohlen". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  2. ↑ Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Who's Who of Jazz (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 412. ISBN 0-85112-580-8.
  3. 1 2 "John Von Ohlen". Modern Drummer Magazine. Retrieved 2020-04-27.
  4. ↑ "John Von Ohlen - North Central High School - Indianapolis, IN". northcentralhighschool.net. Retrieved 2020-04-27.
  5. ↑ "The Blue Wisp Big Band - Cincinnati's premier big band". Bluewispbigband.com. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  6. ↑ Leonard Feather & Ira Gitler, The Encyclopedia of Jazz in the Seventies (1976) ISBN 0-8180-1215-3
  7. ↑ Biographical Dictionary of Jazz, by Charles Eugene Claghorn (1911–2005), Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ (1982)
  8. ↑ The Encyclopedia of Popular Music, Third edition, Eight volumes, edited by Colin Larkin, Muze, London (1998) ISBN 1-56159-237-4
  9. ↑ The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz, First edition, Two volumes, edited by Barry Kernfeld Archived 2012-03-30 at the Wayback Machine, Macmillan Press, London (1988)
  10. ↑ The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz, Edited by Barry Kernfeld Archived 2012-03-30 at the Wayback Machine, St. Martin's Press, New York (1994)
  11. ↑ The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz, Second edition, Three volumes, edited by Barry Kernfeld Archived 2012-03-30 at the Wayback Machine, Macmillan Publishers, London (2002)
  12. ↑ "John Von Ohlen, acclaimed jazz drummer, dies at 77". Bizjournals.com. Retrieved October 3, 2018.
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