Charly Antolini is a Swiss jazz drummer.

Antolini started playing the traditional Swiss Basler drum

Basler drum

The Basler drum is a kind of snare drum traditionally used in Switzerland for marching music, and notably at the Carnival of Basel.It has a height of between 40 and 60 cm and a diameter of about 40 cm....

 and in 1956 went to Paris where he played with Sidney Bechet

Sidney Bechet

Sidney Bechet was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer.He was one of the first important soloists in jazz , and was perhaps the first notable jazz saxophonist...

, Bill Coleman

Bill Coleman

William Johnson Coleman was a jazz trumpeter from the swing era.He had his musical debut in 1927. Coleman's first recordings were with the Luis Russell orchestra, but all solos on record went to the rising star Henry "Red" Allen. This led to Bill Coleman's departure from the band. By 1935 he...

 among others, and playing in the Oldtime Jazz Band "The Tremble Kids" with trumpeter Oscar Klein

Oscar Klein

Oscar Klein was an Austrian born jazz trumpeter who also played clarinet, harmonica, and swing guitar. His family fled the Nazis when he was young. He became known for "older jazz" like swing and Dixieland...

 and clarinettist Werner Keller. In 1962 he went to live in Stuttgart, Germany where he spent 5 years playing with bassist Peter Witte and pianist Horst Jankowski

Horst Jankowski

Horst Jankowski was a classically trained German pianist, most famous for his internationally successful easy listening music.-Biography:...

 in the SWR Bigband led by Erwin Lehn

Erwin Lehn

Erwin Lehn was a German jazz composer, bandleader and musician. He led the "SWR Big Band", originally the "Southern Radio Dance Orchestra", organized in 1951, for the Südwestrundfunk public broadcasting company....

. He also played in big bands with Kurt Edelhagen

Kurt Edelhagen

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, Peter Herbolzheimer

Peter Herbolzheimer

Peter Herbolzheimer was a German jazz trombonist and bandleader.- Biography :Herbolzheimer was born in Bucharest and migrated from communist Romania to West Germany in 1951. In 1953 he moved to the United States of America, where he worked as a guitarist...

 and Max Greger in the NDR Bigband.

In 1976 he set up his own band, "Charly Antolini's Jazz Power", originally featuring Steve Hooks (tenor sax); Andrei Lobanov (trumpet); David Gazarov (keyboards) and Rocky Knauer (bass), although later members were Len Skeat

Len Skeat

Len Skeat is an English jazz double-bassist born in east London, perhaps best-known for his work with the Ted Heath band and younger brother of Bill Skeat ....

 and Brian Lemon

Brian Lemon

Brian Lemon is a European jazz pianist and arranger most notable for his works with Benny Goodman, Charlie Watts, Scott Hamilton, Buddy Tate, Milt Jackson, Ben Webster, George Chisholm and Kenny Baker. He moved to London in the mid-1950s to join Freddy Randall's band. After that he worked with a...

. In the 80s he toured Germany, Italy and Denmark with Benny Goodman

Benny Goodman

Benjamin David “Benny” Goodman was an American jazz and swing musician, clarinetist and bandleader; widely known as the "King of Swing".In the mid-1930s, Benny Goodman led one of the most popular musical groups in America...

, as well as with Lionel Hampton

Lionel Hampton

Lionel Leo Hampton was an American jazz vibraphonist, pianist, percussionist, bandleader and actor. Like Red Norvo, he was one of the first jazz vibraphone players. Hampton ranks among the great names in jazz history, having worked with a who's who of jazz musicians, from Benny Goodman and Buddy...

, Barbara Dennerlein

Barbara Dennerlein

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, Albert Mangelsdorff

Albert Mangelsdorff

Albert Mangelsdorff was one of the most accredited and innovative trombonists of modern jazz who became famous for his distinctive technique of playing multiphonics.-Biography:...

, Earl Hines

Earl Hines

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, Roy Eldridge

Roy Eldridge

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, Jimmy Giuffre

Jimmy Giuffre

James Peter Giuffre was an American jazz clarinet and saxophone player, composer and arranger. He is notable for his development of forms of jazz which allowed for free interplay between the musicians, anticipating forms of free improvisation.-Biography:Born in Dallas, Texas, of Italian ancestry,...

, Art Farmer

Art Farmer

Arthur Stewart "Art" Farmer was an American jazz trumpeter and flugelhorn player. He also played flumpet, a trumpet/flugelhorn combination designed for him by David Monette. His identical twin brother, Addison Farmer Arthur Stewart "Art" Farmer (August 21, 1928, Council Bluffs, Iowa –...

, Oliver Nelson

Oliver Nelson

Oliver Edward Nelson was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, arranger and composer.-Early life and career:...

, Art Van Damme

Art Van Damme

Art Van Damme was a jazz accordionist.-Biography:Born in Norway, Michigan, he began playing the accordion at age nine and started classical study when his family moved to Chicago in 1934. In 1941 he joined Ben Bernie's band as an accordionist. He adapted Benny Goodman's music to the accordion...

, Stuff Smith

Stuff Smith

Hezekiah Leroy Gordon Smith , better known as Stuff Smith, was a jazz violinist. He is known well for the song "If You're a Viper".-Biography:...

, Baden Powell

Baden Powell de Aquino

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 among others.

In the late 80s-early 90s he recorded three live albums with British tenor saxophonist Dick Morrissey

Dick Morrissey

Richard Edwin "Dick" Morrissey was a British jazz musician and composer. He played the tenor sax, soprano sax and flute.- Background :...

 and in 1994 he set up the band Super Trio with pianist Dirk Raufeisen and bassist Jimmy Woode

Jimmy Woode

Jimmy Woode was a jazz bassist. His father, also named Jimmy Woode, was a music teacher and pianist who played with Hot Lips Page...

.

At the end of 2004 Herman Rarebell

Herman Rarebell

Herman 'Ze German' Rarebell is a German drummer, best known for his time in the band Scorpions from 1977 to 1995, playing on 8 studio albums...

, Pete York

Pete York

Pete York is a rock drummer who has been performing since the 1960s.-Early life:...

 and Antolini formed a three drummer project called Drum Legends, and released a live CD and DVD.

Discography

• Drum Beat (1966) - with Joki Freund, Conny Jackel, Dieter Reith , Peter Witte , Bernd Fischer , Johnny Feigl , Gerhard Lachmann. - BASF MPS CRM 620
• From Sticksland with Love ( 1967 )with Daniel Humair , Pierre Favre , Mani Neumeier ,Alfred Sacher ,Franco ambrosetti , Jimmy Woode , Nathan Davis , George Gruntz - BASF CRM 641
• Soul Beat (1968)- with Shake Kean , Wilton Gaynair , Jiggs Whigham , Karlheinz Kästel , Francís Coppieters , Werner Dies , Jean Warland. - BASF MPS CRM 677
• In the Groove (1972) - with Ack van Rooyen, Dusko Goykovich, Sigi Schwab
  Sigi Schwab
  Sigi Schwab, real name Siegfried, in Ludwigshafen is an outstanding German guitar player and teacher, having performed on more than 15000 recordings for film, television, and as an accompanist to various artists...
  
  , Jean Warland - BASF MPS 21 21333-1
• Atomic Drums ( 1972 ) - with Harry winkler, Michia Goltz,Milan Pilar,Max Greger jr,Eric Thöner,Karl Barteimes,Fritz Gläser,walter Rab,Hans Wolf,Egon Haag,Horst Gmeinwieser./ EMI
• Live (1978) - with Ack van Royen, Lee Harper, Bob Burges, Sal Nistico
  Sal Nistico
  Sal Nistico, born Salvatore Nistico 2 April 1938 in Syracuse , died 3 March 1991 in Berne, Switzerland, was a jazz tenor saxophonist....
  
  , Bertil Strandberg, Hermann Breuer, Rob Franken, Garry Todd - Pläne Jazz G 0040
• Special Delivery(1980)with wolfgang Scmid-Grandy,Dieter Reith,Jessy Tanksley,Gary Todd,Andy Witte,Klaus Osterloh,Lee Harper,Herman Breuer,Heinz Herman,Bobby Stern. MPS 0068.256
• Knock Out (1979) - with Wolfgang Schmid, Nippy Noya
  Nippy Noya
  Nippy Noya is a Europe-based Indonesian percussionist and songwriter, specialising in congas, Kalimba, bongos, Campana, Güiro, Cabasa, shek, Caxixi, triangle and the Berimbau....
  
   - Jeton Direct-To-Disc
• Countdown (1980) - Jeton Direct-To-Disc with Wolfgang Schmid , Nippy Noya , Andreas Witte , Andreas Gramm , Alfred Sacher. JETON.117 / 1 cd.
• Crash (1981) - with Andreas Witte, Wolfgang Schmid, Freddy Santiago, Guillermo Marchena - Jeton Direct-To-Disc
• Menue (1982) - with Wolfgang Schmid, Nippy Noya, Geoff Stradling
  Geoff Stradling
  Geoff Stradling is an American pianist, keyboardist, composer, arranger and orchestrator. He has recorded with Ernestine Anderson , Ladd McIntosh, Kenny Goldberg, Joe Gallardo, and Jane's Addiction on Ritual de lo Habitual .He is a noted jazz...
  
  
• Bob Dance ( 1982 ) - With Andy Scherrer , Rudi Wilfer Aladar Pege. BELL BLR 84 043.
• Finale (1983) - with Wolfgang Schmid, Trilok Gurtu, Leszek Zadlo
• Caravan ( 1985 ) - with Max Neissndorfer , Jeff Wohlgenannt , Roman Schwaller. BELL BLR 84 044
• WOW ( 1987. ) - With Max Neissendorfer , Jeff Wohlgenannt , Steve Gut , Klaus Reichstaller , Rick Keller , Uli Gutscher. - VERVE 833 796-2
• Antolini & Danny Moss: The Drivers (1988) - Skinfire Records (LeiCom)
• A Swinging Affair (1989) - Ariola 210 206 with Danny Moss , Brian Lemon , Lean Skeat. BMG ARIOLA.
• Cookin’ (1990) - with Dick Morrissey
  Dick Morrissey
  Richard Edwin "Dick" Morrissey was a British jazz musician and composer. He played the tenor sax, soprano sax and flute.- Background :...
  
   , Brian Lemon , Lean Skeat. BELLAPHON CDLR 45024
• Charly Antolini Meets Dick Morrissey
  Charly Antolini Meets Dick Morrissey
  Charly Antolini Meets Dick Morrissey is the second album recorded by Swiss drummer Charly Antolini and UK tenor sax player Dick Morrissey. The tracks are jazz and pop standards and were recorded live at Pizza Express' Pizza on the Park, London on 5 December 1990.- Track listing :#"Secret Love"...
  
  (1990) With Brian Lemon , Lean Skeat. BELL BLR 84 045 - CD.
• Charly Antolini Jazz power At the BBC-Studio London. ( 1991 )With Dick Morrissey , Gerad Presencer , Lean Skeat , Brian Lemon. - BELL BLR 84 042 - CD.
• Charly antolini & Charly Augshöll - On the Beat ( 1993 ) with Niels Henning Ørsted Pedersen , Fritz Pauer. JETON JET 60 028 - CD.
• Right-On
  Right-On
  Right-On is the third album of jazz and pop standards by Swiss jazz drummer Charly Antolini featuring UK tenor sax player Dick Morrissey.- Track listing :#"The Night Has a Thousand Eyes"...
  
  (1995) - with Dick Morrissey , Brian Dee , Lean skeat. BELL BLR 84 058 - CD.
• The Jubilee (1996) - Skinfire Records (LeiCom) Various Artists.
• Live in Concert (1997) - Skinfire Records (LeiCom) with - Jiggs Whigham , Heinz Von Herman , David Gazarov , Günther Lenz. SKINFIRE CD-C-01003 - CD.
• Super Knock Out (1998) (Double Version) With Wolgang Schmid-Grandy ,Nippy Noya. JETON.
• Love to Play - (1999) Skinfire Records (LeiCom) with David Gazarov , Rocky Knauer , Charly Augschöll , Martin Schrack , Karsten Gnettner , Sebastian Studnitzki. CD-A 99002. CD.
• Knock Out 2000 ( 2000 ) - With Wolfgang Schmid-Grandy and Nippy Noya. INAK 9053 CD
• Loose and Easy (2001) - Skinfire Records (LeiCom)with Steve Hooks , Andrei Lobanov , Marko Djordjevic , Rocky Knauer , Sava Median , David Gazarov. CD-C-01003 - CD.
• The 65th Birthday Concert - Live At Europapark Rust 2002 - (2003) Inakustik DVD-Video with Andrej Lebanov , David Gazarov , Rocky Knauer , Steve Hooks. DVD.