Frank Runhof
Frank Runhof (born April 25, 1960 in Wiesbaden ) is a German modern jazz musician ( tenor saxophone , flute , arrangement ).
Runhof studied at the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz and at the Hilversum Conservatory . From 1985 to 1987 he played in the State Youth Jazz Orchestra of Hesse. Between 1986 and 1992 he was a member of the Frankfurt Jazz Big Band . From 1990 he arranged for the hr big band , the NDR big band , the SWR big band and also for Benny Bailey , Bill Ramsey and Ferdinand Povel . He founded his own big band Kicks'n Sticks and his sextet High Voltage , but also works with Christoph Neubronner , Thomas Jungbluth and Swing De Luxe .
From 1991 to 1997 he had a teaching position for jazz theory and arrangement at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz . Since 1992 he has been teaching saxophone, big band and theory at the Ludwigshafen City Music School. He also heads the Ludwigshafen student big band Jazz-Attack , which won the 2004 and 2005 Skoda big band competition in Worms.
In 1987 Runhof and his quintet received the Darmstadt Jazz Prize.
Discographic notes
- Frankfurt Jazz Big Band El Carpincho ( L + R Records )
- High Voltage Plays the Music of Hank Mobley (Hot 'n' Cool)
- Kicks'n Sticks Open Your Eyes (Rodenstock)
Lexical entries
- Jürgen Wölfer : Jazz in Germany. The encyclopedia. All musicians and record companies from 1920 until today. Hannibal, Höfen 2008, ISBN 978-3-85445-274-4 .
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Runhof, Frank |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German modern jazz musician (tenor saxophone, flute, arrangement) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 25, 1960 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wiesbaden |