Ali Claudi
Ali Claudi (born October 17, 1942 ) is a German jazz and blues musician (guitarist and singer).
Claudi has been working as a solo guitarist in jazz since 1960. In 1964 he founded the Boogie Woogie Company with the pianist Leo von Knobelsdorff , with whom he performed at the Comblain Jazz Festival in 1965 . He also played at the Berlin Jazz Days (1969), at festivals in Maastricht and Brussels, at the Offside 2008 and several times at the Leverkusen Jazz Days . He works with different groups of his own, but also joined the Krautrock band Gomorrha from 1969 to 1973 . He also accompanied musicians such as Bill Coleman , Big Joe Turner , Jimmy Woode ,Eddie Boyd , Booker Ervin , Stu Martin , Dusko Goykovich , Wilton Gaynair , Kurt Edelhagen or Sal Nistico .
His bands and formations
- Bottle Imps, 1960-1964
- Boogie Woogie Company, since 1964
- Ali Claudi Quartet, 1965-1970
- Ali Claudi's Soul Four, 1968-1974
- Gomorrah, 1968-1971
- The Blues and Latin Band, since 1974
- Ali Claudi's New Four, since 1975
- Ali Claudi Trio, since 1978
- Ali Claudi / Andreas Polte Guit-Duo, since 1998
- The Groove, since 2000
- Claudi / Adam / Schröder The Art of Swing , since 2007
Discographic notes
- Guitar Seasons (Ali Claudi - production, CD)
- At Work (Ali Claudi - Production, CD)
- Straight Forward (Ali Claudi - Production, CD)
- The Groove, Cooking Up (Groove - Production, CD)
- Claudi / Adam The Art of Swing (CA - Production, CD)
- Jazz on the Rhine (Columbia SMC 74334, LP)
Web links
- Web presence with discography
- Interview ( Memento from August 1, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
- gomorrha
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Claudi, Ali |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German jazz and blues musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 17, 1942 |