Adrian Rollini

Ate van Delden is a music scholar whose writing has appeared in such publications as Doctor Jazz and Vintage Jazz Mart. He is a board member of the Doctor Jazz Foundation, a Dutch organization for the promotion of classic jazz.

The long-awaited biography of multi-instrumentalist (bass saxophone, vibraphone, piano, goofus, hot fountain pen) jazz musician Adrian Rollini (1903-1956) is a rigorously documented, scholarly account of his life and music. Primary sources, interviews of Rollini's relatives and musicians who knew him, and over one thousand bibliographic citations bring an authoritative and detailed insight into Rollini's personal life and musical career. The text is illustrated with numerous photographs and images. An indispensable addition to the book collections of early jazz and swing aficionados.--Albert Haim, professor emeritus, Stony Brook University, and founder of BixBeiderbecke.com This book promises to be the definitive biography of multi-instrumentalist, band leader, and composer Adrian Rollini, a largely overlooked (in the literature) but nevertheless important jazz musician who rose to prominence in the mid-1920s and remained there for nearly two decades.--Bruce Raeburn, curator emeritus, Hogan Jazz Archive, Tulane University Ate van Delden's Adrian Rollini biography is quite detailed and tells about his personal relationships, musical development, many gigs, and his rarely-discussed later years. . . .This definitive and very well researched book tells the full story and should be of great interest to fans of 1920s jazz.--Scott Yanow "Jazz Around Town - L.A. Jazz Scene" It is hard to believe that in 2020 it is still possible to write a biography in great detail about a Jazz Age icon. But that is what this book is. With a treasury of information from interviews and periodicals, Ate van Delden, succeeded in creating a fascinating image of the work of a successful jazz icon. The book has Adrian Rollini's full life story and details his recordings, including those with major jazz musicians such as Bix Beiderbecke, Joe Venuti, Eddie Lang, Red Nichols and Frank Trumbauer. The book is a must-have for anyone with an interest in classic jazz and the Jazz Age.--Ben Kragting, Jr., Chairman of the Dutch Doctor Jazz Foundation "Doctor Jazz Magazine"