Herwig's Dixieband

Austrian jazz band active under this name from 1977 to 1996. In June 1975 Herwig Eberhöfer founded the Dixieland band "Herwig & his Westend Six" with his wife Helga and the guitarist Klaus Opriessnig on the terrace of the Hotel Rickatschwende above Dornbirn. Occupation: Herwig Eberhöfer: Saxophone, Clarinet Opriessnig Bruno: Trumpet Opriessnig Klaus: Banjo Willi Weigand: Double bass Hermann Alge: Trumpet Helmut Embacher: Drums From 1977 the band was called »Herwig's Dixieband«. Occupation: Herwig Eberhöfer: Saxophone, Clarinet Max Wild: Trombone Heribert Thaler: Guitar, Banjo Burle Baumgartner: Piano Willi Weigand: Double bass Wiff Christl: Drums Sigi Konzett: Trumpet In 1996 Herwig Eberhöfer (founder and band leader of Herwig's Dixieband) emigrated to Lanzarote and the band had to be reorganized. The new band name was from 1996 "Val Reno Jazzband". Occupation: Heribert Thaler: Guitar, Banjo Max Wild: Trombone Dietmar Pfanner: Trumpet Wiff Christl: Drums Burle Baumgartner: Piano Hansruedi Schneider: Clarinet, Saxophone Willi Weigand: Double bass In 2018 the band was disbanded due to the age of its members.