- Christof Lauer
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Christof Lauer Background information Birth name Christof Lauer Born May 5, 1953 Origin Melsungen, Germany Genres Jazz Instruments tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone Labels CMP Records
Act RecordsAssociated acts United Jazz and Rock Ensemble, Palle Danielsson Christof Lauer (born May 5, 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] Michel Godard,[4] Volker Kriegel, Michel Portal, Maria Joao, Anthony Cox, Gary Husband,[4] Alphonse Mouzon, Eric Watson,[2][5] and Peter Erskine.[6]
In 1994 Lauer joined the United Jazz and Rock Ensemble and replaced Charlie Mariano,[7] and is also a member of the Hamburg NDR Radio Orchestra.[4]
Select Discography
- Christof Lauer (CMP Records)
- Bluebells (CMP Records)
- Blues In Mind (Act Records)
- Fragile Network (Act Records)
- With Kudsi Erguner
- Ottomania: Sufi-Jazz-Project (Act Records)
- With the Eric Watson Quartet
- Road Movies (2004), Act
References
- ^ "Christof Lauer", fild.de, retrieved 2010-02-12
- ^ a b Shand, John (2005) "Eric Watson/Christof Lauer Quartet", Sydney Morning Herald, May 16, 2005, retrieved 2010-02-12
- ^ "Selected Recordings", ECM, retrieved 2010-02-12
- ^ a b c Fordham, John (2007) "Christof Lauer, Blues in Mind", The Guardian, 9 February 2007, retrieved 2010-02-12
- ^ Roessler, Gerrit (2004) "Road Movies - Christof Lauer/Eric Watson Quartet", allaboutjazz.com, September 25, 2004, 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
Categories:- German jazz saxophonists
- German musicians
- 1953 births
- Living people
- United Jazz + Rock Ensemble members
- Hoch Conservatory alumni
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