Munich Swing Stars

The band was founded in early 2004 by vibraphonist Gunter Greffenius together with Joe Kienemann (piano) and [a1853751] (bass). Initially, the band performed in a quartet with drummer [a2322630]. At the beginning of 2005, Charles H. Hoellering (clarinet) and Michael Keul (drums) joined. Due to the sudden death of Charly Höllering in May 2009, the Munich Swing Stars have continued to play in a quintet with Bernhard Ullrich (clarinet and tenor saxophone) since July 2009