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2 unusual facts about Marek Weber


Marek Weber

Billed as the "Radio Waltz King", he became a fixture of the NBC Red Network, with a star billing on the Carnation Condensed Milk program and frequent guest appearances on other shows.

Despite his personal distaste for the new style, his band included some of the strongest jazz talent in Germany, notably the trumpeters Arthur Briggs and Rolf Goldstein, the pianist Martin Roman, and the banjo player Mike Danzi.


Jazz in Germany

Only after 1924 an economic stability was achieved, and an economic basis for larger dance orchestras was possible, like those founded by Bernard Etté, Dajos Béla, Marek Weber, Efim Schachmeister, and Stefan Weintraub.


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