Frank Spaniol
Frank Spaniol (* 1971 in Neunkirchen , Saarland ) is a German jazz musician ( saxophone , flute , bass clarinet ).
Live and act
Spaniol grew up in Saarland and started playing the saxophone at the age of 17; an early musical role model was Sonny Rollins . After graduating from high school, he studied mechanical engineering for three years , and from 1994 jazz at the Mainz University of Music . He has lived in Berlin since 2003 and has played a. a. in the quartet of guitarist Benedikt Reidenbach and works with his own band projects such as Spaniol4 , for which he composes and arranges. In 2004 the quartet album Acoustic Jazz (Rodenstein Records, with Markus Bodenseh , Ulf Kleiner , Sebastian Merk ) was released, which was produced in cooperation with the Saarländischer Rundfunk . Three more albums followed by 2013 with the same line-up, most recently The Trip . Other band projects in the field of jazz are Polyphonix (with Thomas Siffling ) and the Diethelm Duo (with Ulf Kleiner); he also works with the formation DePhazz ( Daily Lama , 2002), with Ernie Hammes and Johannes Bartmes ( Me We , Fante-Records). In his home region, he also played with Ro Gebhardt and Euro Pool Orchestra by Christoph Mudrich .
Prizes and awards
In 2008 Spaniol4 took second place in the final of the New German Jazz Prize .
Discographic notes
- Polyphonix: Alarm (Jazz 'n Arts-Records, 2000)
- Diethelm Duo: ... and nothing beyond (Klangraum Records)
- Spaniol4: The Trip (Klangraum Records, 2013)
Web links
- Web presence
- Interview (2006)
- Frank Spaniol at Allmusic (English)
- Frank Spaniol at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Spaniol, Frank |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German jazz musician (saxophone, flute, bass clarinet) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1971 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Neunkirchen , Saarland |