Christof Lauer
Background information
Born (1953-05-25) 25 May 1953
Melsungen, Germany
GenresJazz
Occupation(s)Musician
Instrument(s)Tenor and soprano saxophone
LabelsCMP, 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

  • 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

  1. ↑ "Christof Lauer Archived 2009-05-03 at the Wayback Machine", fild.de, retrieved 2010-02-12
  2. 1 2 Shand, John (2005), allaboutjazz.com, September 25, 2004, retrieved 2010-02-12
  3. ↑ "Selected Recordings Archived 2013-10-19 at the Wayback Machine", ECM, retrieved 2010-02-12
  4. 1 2 Fordham, John (2007) "Christof Lauer, Blues in Mind", The Guardian, 9 February 2007, retrieved 2010-02-12
  5. ↑ Karlovits, Bob (1990) "Brief disc-cussions", Pittsburgh Press, 29 April 1990, retrieved 2010-02-12
  6. ↑ Huey, Steve "The United Jazz + Rock Ensemble Biography", Allmusic, retrieved 2010-02-12
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