Ack van Rooyen (1 January 1930,

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– 18 November 2021) was a Dutch

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trumpeter and

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ist. He was the brother of

Jerry van Rooyen Jerry van Rooyen (31 December 1928 in The Hague – 14 September 2009 in Goor) was a Dutch trumpeter, conductor, and composer. His works have appeared in films such as Free Enterprise and the British television series Spaced. Biography Born ...

. Van Rooyen began playing with a military band as a teenager, touring bases in

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. He then studied music at the

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, graduating in 1950, then worked with

Ernst van 't Hoff Ernst van 't Hoff (13 July 1908 – 17 May 1955) was a Dutch jazz pianist and bandleader. Ernst Van 't Hoff was born on 13 July 1908 in Zandvoort, Netherlands. He played with his own orchestra in the late 1920s, and in 1934 joined Robert De Ker ...

and his brother. He played with

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in 1955–1957, then moved to France in 1957, where he worked with Aime Barelli,

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, and

Barney Wilen Bernard "Barney" Jean Wilen (4 March 1937 – 25 May 1996) was a French jazz tenor and soprano saxophonist and composer. Biography Wilen was born in Nice, France; his father was an American dentist turned inventor, and his mother was French. His ...

. In 1960, he relocated to Germany, playing in a big band at

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with his brother, in addition to side work with

Hans Koller Antonio Hans Cyrill Koller (12 February 1921 in Vienna – 21 December 2003 in Vienna) was an Austrian jazz tenor saxophonist and bandleader. Koller attended the University of Vienna from 1936 to 1939 and served in the armed forces from 1940 to ...

Bert Kaempfert Bert Kaempfert (born ; 16 October 1923 – 21 June 1980) was a German orchestra leader, multi-instrumentalist, music producer, arranger, and composer. He made easy listening and jazz-oriented records and wrote the music for a number of well-kno ...

, and

Åke Persson Åke Persson (February 25, 1932 – February 5, 1975) was a Swedish bebop jazz trombonist. Biography Persson was born in Hässleholm, southern Sweden and started his music career by playing valve trumpet in school. Persson, known as "the Comet" ...

. He settled in

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in 1967 and worked with musicians such as

Volker Kriegel Volker Kriegel (24 December 1943 – 14 June 2003) was a German jazz guitarist and composer who was a founding member of the United Jazz + Rock Ensemble. He was also an author and a cartoonist. Biography Kriegel was born in Darmstadt on 2 ...

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Friedrich Gulda Friedrich Gulda (16 May 1930 – 27 January 2000) was an Austrian pianist and composer who worked in both the classical and jazz fields. Biography Early life and career Born in Vienna the son of a teacher, Gulda began learning to play the piano ...

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, and

Eberhard Weber Eberhard Weber is a German double bassist and composer. As a bass player, he is known for his highly distinctive tone and phrasing. Weber's compositions blend chamber jazz, European classical music, minimalism and ambient music, and are regarded ...

. He also toured widely during this time. In 1980, he returned to the Netherlands, eventually taking a position as an educator at his alma mater, the Royal Conservatory. He died on 18 November 2021, at the age of 91.Ack van Rooyen overleden

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