Peter Herbolzheimer, born Peter Alexandru Herbolzheimer in Bucharest, Romania, on December 31, 1935, was a Romanian-German jazz trombonist and bandleader who died in Cologne, Germany, on March 27, 2010, at age 74. Emigrating to West Germany in 1951, he studied at the Nuremberg Conservatory, performed with the Nuremberg radio dance orchestra, and joined the Deutsches Schauspielhaus pit orchestra in Hamburg in 1968. In 1969, he formed the big band Rhythm Combination and Brass, arranging performances for guest artists including Esther Phillips, Stan Getz, and Toots Thielemans. His band won the Golden Swan Award at Knokke and the International Jazz Composers Competition in Monaco in 1974. His studio albums include Soul Condor in 1970, Hip Walk in 1976, Touch Down in 1977, and Masterpieces. He directed the Bundes Jazz Orchester from 1987 to 2006 and led the European Jazz Band from 2007 to 2009.
