Thomas Gansch
Trumpet Player
Renowned Austrian trumpeter and founder of the Gansch & Roses band. He also played with the their Vienna Art Orchestra.
He began learning how to play the trumpet when he was fifteen years old.
He designed his own trumpet, which he named the "Gansch Horn."
His father was both a composer and a music teacher specializing in brass instruments; his brother also had a solo career as a trumpeter.
Both he and Sammy Kaye performed with big bands.