Christof Lauer
German jazz saxophonist
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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