Erling Kroner was a Danish trombonist and bandleader

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Kroner was born in Copenhagen

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, Denmark

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, but gained music education at Berklee College of Music

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 in Boston

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 during 1969–70 and 1973–74, though he played professionally as early as 1961, amongst others in Germany

Germany

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 in the Dixieland Stompers. Kroner shortly after played avantgarde music

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, with saxophonist John Tchicai

John Tchicai

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, and rock in Melvis & His Gentlemen. Beginning in 1967 Kroner played formed his own group, which remained in existence for the rest of his life, and which primarily was a quintet or tentet.

During the 1970s Kroner played in NDR's

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 Big Band in Hamburg

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. From 1973–1986, Kroner was also a member of the DR Big Band

DR Big Band

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 and played in Leif Johansson

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s orchestra and Lasse Beijboms band – White Orange. From mid-1990s he was bandleader of a big orchestra together with Lasse Beijbom – The Beijbom-Kroner Big Band. In 2004 Kroner and the American baritone saxophonist Ed Epstein formed the band Bari-Bone Connection, who recorded the album Bari My Heart.

Erling Kroner died at his home in Copenhagen on 2 March 2011 surrounded by family after suffering from cancer for an extended period.

Discography

• The Forgotten Art (1977)
• Erling Kroner Tentet – Entre Dos Cielos (1982)
• Erling Kroner en Buernos Aires (1991)
• Erling Kroner Dark Side Orchestra (1992)
• Beijbom / Kroner Big Band – Opposites Attract (1997)
• Erling Kroner Dream Quintet – Ahi va el negro (1998)
• Erling Kroner Dream Quintet – Trombomissimo (1999)
• Beijbom / Kroner Big Band – Tango for Bad People (2004)
• Erling Kroner New Music Orchestra – Tango Jalousie and all that Jazz (2005)
• Erling Kroner New Music Orchestra – The Mariposa Project – Live on Jazzhouse (2007)
• Erling Kroner New Music Orchestra – EKNMO B3 (2008)
• The Epstein – Kroner Bari Bone Connection – Bari My Heart (2008)