Christian Maurer (musician)
Christian Maurer (* 19th April 1967 in Ried im Innkreis ) is an Austrian jazz - and classical - saxophone .
life and work
Maurer was born in 1967 in Ried in Upper Austria . At the age of seven he started playing the recorder , clarinet and saxophone. From 1988 he studied saxophone at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna , where he taught classical saxophone from 1991 and completed his habilitation in 2003 .
In the field of classical music he worked with the Vienna Philharmonic , the Berlin Philharmonic and the Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra .
In the jazz field he became known through his work with the Vienna Art Orchestra , Kenny Wheeler , Karl Ratzer , Natalie Cole , Joe Zawinul , Hans Koller , Dorretta Carter and the Upper Austrian Jazz Orchestra, which he co-founded, and as a member of the group Saxofour . He also played with The Supremes and Liza Minnelli . Traveling Hard with the Robert Bachner Quintet won the Hans Koller Prize for best CD in 2006 .
Discography (selection)
- Christian Maurer Quintet: In The Mode (Jive Music, 1996)
- Upper Austrian Jazz Orchestra & Kenny Wheeler (Dial, 1996)
- Robert Bachner Quintet: Traveling Hard (ATS, 2006)
literature
- Barbara Boisits: Maurer, Christian. In: Oesterreichisches Musiklexikon . Online edition, Vienna 2002 ff., ISBN 3-7001-3077-5 ; Print edition: Volume 3, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 2004, ISBN 3-7001-3045-7 .
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mason, Christian |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian saxophonist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 19, 1967 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ried im Innkreis |