Ueli Staub (; 1 January 1934 – 9 April 2012) was a Swiss

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, journalist and photographer. Staub was the founder of the ''Metronome Quartet'' (later ''Metronome Quintet''), along with Swiss pianist Martin Hugelshofer, whom were both graduate students at the time.

Life

Staub was a

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vibraphonist. He founded the ''Metronome Quartet'' with Martin Hugelshofer (born 13 July 1933 in

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) in 1953, which he played internationally from 1979 to 2001. He also played for the ''Robi Weber Quartet'', ''Five Blazers'', and ''Swiss All Stars''. He also recorded an album with British saxophone and piano player Dennis Armitage (1928–2005). Staub married Margrit Staub-Hadorn in 1978, a Swiss TV announcer,

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and author (1941–2007). He also published two books (and was involved in one more): * 1978 - ''Tempi passati'' * 1994 - ''Portrait eines Jazz-Pioniers'' * 2003 - ''Jazzstadt Zürich'' (edited by Ueli Staub) Staub also worked as a journalist, specifically for the Swiss ''

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'', about music.

Metronome Quintet

In 1957, Swiss musician Bruno Spoerri (born 16 August 1935) joined the ''Metronome Quartet'', which became ''Metronome Quintet'', until 1975 when he left. His arrival marked a new era in the group, as even when he left another musician became a member, and so it always remained a quintet until its end in 2013. His arrival was also the beginning of the groups touring in Europe, and later in Japan in the

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in 1970.

Discography

Singles

Albums

Posthumous release (album)

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(31 August 2019)''

References

External links

"Details zu Musiker: "Ueli Staub"
''www.jazzindex.ch''. Retrieved 2019-08-31. {{DEFAULTSORT:Staub, Ueli 1934 births 2012 deaths Musicians from Zurich Mass media people from Zurich Swiss journalists Swiss musicians