Heinrich Wehner, known professionally as Heinz Wehner, born on May 21, 1908, in Obstfeld, Westphalia, was a German jazz musician, bandleader, and arranger. He began studying music at age twelve and formed a trio in 1925 that later expanded into an octet. His breakthrough came in 1933 with performances at the Düsseldorf Tanzpalast Tabaris and the Berlin Ritz-Bar. In 1934, Wehner's ensemble played at the Berliner Europahaus, marking his transition to swing music. He formed the Telefunken Swing Orchester, which became one of Europe's top jazz bands, known for hits like "White Jazz" and collaborations with artists such as Peter Igelhoff and Franz "Teddy" Kleindin. Wehner's band was praised internationally, including in the US magazine Down Beat, which highlighted it as the best band in Nazi Germany in 1937. He married Elfriede Scheibel in 1941 and continued performing until his presumed death in January 1945 near Landsberg an der Warthe.
