With the band from the beginning were:
- trombonist Dr. Manfred von Ingersleben, a dermatologist
- trumpeter Hans-Christian Döring, a managing director in real
life, and
- bassist Dr. Günther Leupold, as a lecturer at Weihenstephan a
specialist in the purity of musicians’ main source of nourishment.
Later they were joined by
- the banjo player "Conny" Griebel (engineer) after 3 years
- the teacher, clarinettist and saxophonist Manfred Hochmann after
4 years
- and the drummer and engineer Rolf Häusele after 10 years.
Unfortunately, in 1997 Conny (banjo) was forced to leave the band for
health reasons. He was succeeded by
- Gerhard Rehmann, a mathematician, who was a known quantity,
having already deputized for Conny.
- Dieter Müller-Sohnius (physicist and mineralogist) took over as
the reed player in 1998. Dieter also answers to Müso.
That was the Charivari Jazz Band in the band photo from 1998:
- Hans-Christian Döring, tp,voc,g; Manfred v. Ingersleben, tb;
Dieter "Müso" Müller-Sohnius, cl, ts; Günther
"Poldi" Leupold, b,voc; Rolf Häusele, dm; Gerhard Rehmann, bjo,g; (Photo
of the band, JPEG, 37kB)
- Rolf (†2022) had to quit for health reasons. Since 2019 Jan Falckenberg
is the new drummer of the band.
- Christian (†2024) and MüSo (†2026) have also sadly passed away.
Musicians can talk for hours about the tools of their trade. To try
and shorten this unavoidable process, the following lines introduce
their most salient features.
- Trumpeter Christian exposes his and our eardrums to a
Stradivarius, type "Medium-Large 43", from Mr.
Vincent Bach.
- Manfred teases his silky smooth glissandi from a
King
trombone.
- Müso’s saxophones are lovingly crafted by
Selmer een ze Frensch capitalle Parrrih. The clarinet is by
Buffé.
- Gerhard plucks his unique harmonies from plectrum and tenor
banjos from OME, with
occasional diversions via a National Style "1" tenor guitar from
1932.
- Rolf’s hands, feet and elbows meet a drum kit called
Ludwig, and …
- … Poldi says his bass is made of wood.
