Stan Sulzmann

Stanley Ernest Sulzmann (b. November 30, 1948, London) is an English jazz saxophonist.

Sulzmann began on saxophone at age 13 and played in Bill Ashton's London Youth Jazz Orchestra, later the National Youth Jazz Orchestra. He studied at the Royal Academy of Music from 1969-1972. In the 1970s he played with the Clarke-Boland Big Band (1971), Mike Gibbs (1971), John Taylor and Kenny Wheeler, Volker Kriegel, Eberhard Weber, Zbigniew Seifert (1973), Phil Woods (1978), Clark Terry (1978), and Gordon Beck. In the 1980s he worked with Gil Evans, (1983), the European Jazz Ensemble (1983), the Hilversum Radio Orchestra, the Hamburg-based NDR Big Band, and the London Jazz Orchestra. Collaborations in the 1990s include with Allan Botschinsky, David Murray (1997), Paul Clarvis (1998), and Bruno Castellucci (1998). Television audiences around the world have heard him as the saxophone soloist in the theme song to the BBC's "Poirot", composed by Christopher Gunning. The theme song is used in the earlier episodes; starting with "Death on the Nile", Gunning was instructed to not use the theme anymore.

Sulzmann has held teaching positions at the Guildhall School of Music, the Royal Academy of Music, and Trinity College of Music.

He is married with 2 sons: Matthew Sulzmann and Liam Sulzmann

Discography as leader

*"Feudal Rabbits" (1990)
*"Treasure Trove" (1996)
*"Birthdays Birthdays" (2000)
*"The Jigsaw" (2004)

References

*Mark Gilbert, "Stan Sulzmann". "Grove Jazz" online.