Christian Weidner
Christian Weidner (born March 4, 1976 in Kassel ) is a German jazz saxophonist and composer.
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Weidner studied from 1996 to 1998 at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg , 1999 at the Royal Music Academy Stockholm and from 2001 to 2002 at the Hochschule für Musik "Hanns Eisler" Berlin . His teachers included Jeff Clayton , John Ruocco , Joakim Milder , Fredrik Ljungkvist , Kamalesh Maitra and Kenny Werner .
Between 1992 and 1998 he played in the Landesjugendjazzorchester Hessen and from 1994 to 1998 in the Bundesjazzorchester . In 1996 he won the national youth jazz competition .
From 1994 to 2002 he belonged to various Gunter Hampels formations . From 2001 to 2004 he played in the Franco-German jazz ensemble under the direction of Albert Mangelsdorff . In addition, from 2001 to 2006 he worked on various projects with the composer and electronics engineer Simon Stockhausen .
In 2004 his debut album "Choral" was released in a trio with Antonio Palesano and Daniel Schröteler , produced by the Pirouet Records label. Since then, he has worked closely with the label. This resulted in a total of eight publications, including three more under his name: in 2010 the first album "The Inward Song" by his quartet with Colin Vallon , Henning Sieverts and Samuel Rohrer , in 2012 the second album "Dream Boogie", and in 2016 the third album "Every Hour of the Light and Dark ".
Weidner has been working with harpist Kathrin Pechlof since 2011 in a collective trio with Cologne double bass player Robert Landfermann .
Also since 2011 he has been a member of Frank Möbus` trio Der Rote Bereich .
Christian Weidner also appears in Frank Gratkowski's microtonal saxophone quartet Four Alto, in Robert Landfermann's quintet with Elias Stemeseder , Sebastian Gille and Jim Black , as well as in the trio of the Norwegian vibraphonist Karl Ivar Refseth and in a duo with the speaker Christian Brückner .
Weidner received studio funding awards and a composition grant from the Berlin Senate. He led workshops at the universities in Dresden, Hanover and Gdansk as well as at various locations as part of Goethe tours in Southeast Asia, Africa and Eastern Europe.
Since 2013 he has curated the Serious Series concert series in Berlin together with Kathrin Pechlof .
In autumn 2015 Christian Weidner was appointed professor for saxophone at the Stuttgart Music Academy .
Discographic notes
- Choral Album ( Pirouet Records , 2004)
- The Inward Song Album (Pirouet Records) (with Colin Vallon , Henning Sieverts , Samuel Rohrer , 2010)
- Dream Boogie Album ( Pirouet Records ) (with Achim Kaufmann , Henning Sieverts , Samuel Rohrer , 2012)
- Every Hour of the Light And Dark ( Pirouet Records ) (with Achim Kaufmann , Henning Sieverts , Samuel Rohrer , 2016)
- Fo [u] r Alto: Four Compositions by Frank Gratkowski (Leo, 2012)
- Imaginarium Album ( Pirouet Records ) (with Kathrin Pechlof, Robert Landfermann, 2013)
Web links
- Weidner's official website
- ROYCE band website
- allaboutjazz: Review of The Inward Song (2010 )
- Christian Weidner at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Weidner, Christian |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German jazz saxophonist and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 4th 1976 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | kassel |