Christof Lauer
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Christof Lauer | |
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| Born | 25 May 1953 Melsungen, Germany |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Tenor and soprano saxophone |
| Labels | CMP, ACT |
Christof Lauer (born 25 May 1953)[1] is a German jazz tenor and soprano saxophonist,[2] born in Melsungen, Germany, perhaps most well known in Europe where he has done projects with various musicians, such as Palle Danielsson, Carla Bley,[3] Anthony Cox, Michel Godard and Gary Husband,[4] Vince Mendoza's Jazzpaña, Michel Portal, Maria João, Alphonse Mouzon,[2] and Peter Erskine.[5]
Since 1979 he is member of the Jazzensemble des Hessischen Rundfunks led by Albert Mangelsdorff. In 1994 Lauer joined the United Jazz and Rock Ensemble and replaced Charlie Mariano,[6] and is also a member of the Hamburg NDR Radio Orchestra.[4]
Discography
[edit]- Perlboot (L+R Records, 1987), quartet with Ralf R. Hübner
- Christof Lauer (CMP, 1989), quartet with Joachim Kühn, Palle Danielsson and Peter Erskine
- Moabiter Blues (L+R Records, 1991), duo with Ralf R. Hübner
- Bluebells (CMP, 1992) with Wolfgang Puschnig, Bob Stewart and Thomas Alkier
- Evidence (CMP, 1995), trio featuring Anthony Cox and Daniel Humair
- Mondspinner (Free Flow Music, 1996), quartet with Ralf R. Hübner
- Fragile Network (ACT, 1999), quintet featuring Michel Godard, Marc Ducret, Anthony Cox and Gene Jackson
- Shadows in the Rain (ACT, 2001), duo with pianist Jens Thomas plus strings featuring Sidsel Endresen, tribute to Sting
- Pure Joy (ACT, 2003), duo with pianist Jens Thomas
- Heaven (ACT, 2003) with Norwegian Brass featuring Sondre Bratland, Rebekka Bakken and Geir Lysne
- Blues in Mind (ACT, 2007) with Michel Godard and Gary Husband
- Play Sidney Bechet Petite Fleur (ACT, 2014) with the NDR BigBand
References
[edit]- ^ "Christof Lauer Archived 2009-05-03 at the Wayback Machine", fild.de, retrieved 2010-02-12
- ^ a b Shand, John (2005), allaboutjazz.com, September 25, 2004, retrieved 2010-02-12
- ^ "Selected Recordings Archived 2013-10-19 at the Wayback Machine", ECM, retrieved 2010-02-12
- ^ a b Fordham, John (2007) "Christof Lauer, Blues in Mind", The Guardian, 9 February 2007, retrieved 2010-02-12
- ^ Karlovits, Bob (1990) "Brief disc-cussions", Pittsburgh Press, 29 April 1990, retrieved 2010-02-12
- ^ Huey, Steve "The United Jazz + Rock Ensemble Biography", Allmusic, retrieved 2010-02-12
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Categories:
- German jazz saxophonists
- Male saxophonists
- German male musicians
- 1953 births
- Living people
- United Jazz + Rock Ensemble members
- Hoch Conservatory alumni
- 20th-century saxophonists
- 21st-century saxophonists
- 20th-century German male musicians
- 21st-century German male musicians
- German male jazz musicians
- ACT Music artists