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Joerg Kaufmann

Joerg Kaufmann: saxes-flutes-composition

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Bio von Joerg Kaufmann:
Studium in Saarbrücken (Komposition und Schulmusik) bei Theo Brandmüller und Köln (Jazz) bei Wolfgang Engstfeld, Jiggs Whigham, Axel Jungbluth, Manfred Schoof u.a.
Deutschland- und Europatourneen: Supersession, Alphonse Mouzon, Thilo Berg, Bob Mintzer, Slide Hampton, Frank Nimsgern, Norbert Gottschalk, Christoph Spendel, Pete York, Ludwig Hirsch (Kompositionsauftrag), Barbara Morrison, Danny Gottlieb, Bobby Shew, Barbara Dennerlein, SWR Big Band u.v.a.
Rundfunk-, TV- und Plattenproduktionen: Köln Bigband, Peter Herbolzheimer, Ron Williams, Sabine Sabine (Fritz Brause), Chaka Khan, Billy Cobham, Bobby Shew, Danny Gottlieb, Matthias Rüegg, Paul Kuhn, Bill Ramsey, Django Bates, Annie Whitehead , John Scofield, SWR-Bigband (div. Arrangements), WDR Bigband, NDR Bigband, Dieter Reith, Bob Florence, Bob Curnow, Sammy Nestico, Hiram Bullock, Don Menza, Toshiko Akiyoshi u.a.
Radio Symphonie Orchester Saarbrücken, Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, Rheinische Staatsphilharmonie Koblenz, Staatsorchester Saarbrücken, SWR Symphonieorchester, Kölner Rundfunkorchester u.a.
Diverse Konzerte mit: Eartha Kitt, Jennifer Rush, Deborah Sasson, The Platters, The Temptations, The Supremes, Gloria Gaynor, Johnny Logan, Caterina Valente, Georgie Fame, Duffy Jackson, Die Prinzen, Max Greger, Jocelyn B.Smith, u.v.a.
Jörg Kaufmann ist u.a. Dozent an der Musikhochschule in Arnheim (Niederlande), Mitglied der SWR-Bigband in Stuttgart und spielt regelmäßig mit Barbara Dennerlein´s „Bebab“
Festivalteilnahmen: North Sea Jazz Festival, Leverkusener Jazztage, Jazz Baltica, Jazzfestival Willisau, International Union Meeting Kingston/Jamaica (Internationales Kulturfestival), Rheingau Festival, Theaterhaus-Festival Stuttgart u.v.a.
Biography Joerg Kaufmann:
I studied flute and classical music in Saarbrücken and saxophone and jazz in Cologne with Wolfgang Engstfeld, Jiggs Whigham, Axel Jungbluth, Manfred Schoof Lessons and workshops with Dave Liebman, Bob Mintzer, Steve Swallow, Jesse Bennett and others
Touring over Germany and Europe with:
Supersession, Alphonse Mouzon, Thilo Berg, Bob Mintzer Slide Hampton, Frank Nimsgern, Norbert Gottschalk, Christoph Spendel, Axel Fischbacher, Pete York, Ludwig Hirsch, Barbara Morrison, Danny Gottlieb, Bobby Shew...
Recordings with:
Koeln Bigband, Peter Herbolzheimer, Ron Williams, Sabine Sabine (Fritz Brause) Chaka Khan, Billy Cobham, Bobby Shew, Danny Gottlieb, Hugo Read Rosani Reis, Matthias Rüegg, Paul Kuhn, Bill Ramsey, Dieter Reith, Django Bates, Annie Whitehead, John Scofield, Bob Florence, Sammy Nestico, Toshiko Akyioshi and more...
Apart from that I performed with:Eartha Kitt, Jennifer Rush, Deborah Sasson, The Platters, The Supremes, Gloria Gaynor, Johnny Logan, Caterina Valente, Howard Carpendale, Georgie Fame, Duffy Jackson, Max Greger, The Temptations ...
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Member Since: 10/19/2007
Band Website: joergkaufmann.com
Band Members: different Bands and projects with: Dave King (bass), Stefan Rademacher (bass), Mathias Haus (vibes), Kurt Billker (drums), Axel Fischbacher (guitar) and many others
Influences: John Coltrane, Bob Mintzer, Michael Brecker, Lester Young, Stan Getz, Joe Henderson, Warne Marsh, Hank Mobley, Sonny Stitt, Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Keith Jarrett, Herbie Hancock, Joe Lovano, Rich Perry... Johann Sebastian Bach...
Sounds Like: I hope to sound more and more like myself :-)
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: None