Christof Lauer
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Background information | |
Birth name | Christof Lauer |
Born | May 5, 1953 |
Origin | Melsungen, Germany |
Genre(s) | Jazz |
Instrument(s) | tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone |
Label(s) | CMP Records Act Records |
Associated acts | United Jazz and Rock Ensemble, Palle Danielsson |
Christof Lauer (born May 5, 1953) is a German jazz tenor and soprano saxophonist born in Melsungen, Germany, perhaps most well known in Europe where he has done projects with various musicians, such as Palle Danielsson, Carla Bley, Volker Kriegel, Michel Portal, Maria Joao, Anthony Cox, Alphonse Mouzon and Peter Erskine.
In 1994 Lauer joined the United Jazz and Rock Ensemble and replaced Charlie Mariano, and is also a member of the Hamburg NDR Radio Orchestra.
[edit] 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)