Christof Lauer
Appearance
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Background information | |
Born | Melsungen, Germany | May 25, 1953
Genres | Jazz |
Occupation | Musician |
Instrument | Saxophone |
Labels | CMP, ACT |
Christof Lauer (born May 25, 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,[2] and Peter Erskine.[5]
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]
Select discography
- Christof Lauer (CMP)
- Bluebells (CMP)
- Blues In Mind (ACT)
- Fragile Network (ACT)
With Kudsi Erguner
- Ottomania: Sufi-Jazz-Project (ACT)
With the Eric Watson Quartet
- Road Movies (ACT, 2004)
With Albert Mangelsdorff
- Hut Ab! (Inakustik, 1997)
References
- ^ "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", 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
- ^ 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