Frédéric Rabold

Frédéric Rabold (born November 23, 1944 in Paris , France ) is a German jazz musician ( trumpet , flugelhorn , composition ).

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Rabold studied from 1961 to 1964 at the Karlsruhe University of Music . From 1965 he played in the Alex Lauser Quartet . In 1968 he founded his first Frédéric Rabold Crew , which quickly attracted attention in the German modern jazz scene and was able to take part in major festivals. The group undertook extensive tours through Eastern Europe on behalf of the Goethe Institute . The various occupations of this crew included a. Herbert Joos , Bernd Konrad , Paul Schwarz , Eberhard Weber , Thomas Stabenow or the singer Lauren Newton . In addition, Rabold has worked with avant-garde jazz musicians such as Gunter Hampel , Jan Jankeje , Leszek Zadlo , Perry Robinson , Lester Bowie , Manfred Schoof , Michael Sell , Albert Mangelsdorff , Tony Oxley and Jeanne Lee . After a break since 1984, while Rabold was mainly responsible for the promotion of young talent with the Stuttgart University BigBand , which he (until today) directed , he revived his crew in 1995 ; Currently (2018), alongside Rabold, three saxophones (Regina Büchner, Benjamin Himpel and Magnus Mehl ) form the frontline, which is enriched by singer Gisela Hafner; the rhythm section is made up of pianist Jörg Büchler, bassist Fritz Hajek and drummer Joe Kukula. He also appears with the Jazz Inspiration Orchestra (to which Erich Stangl, Uli Bühl, Manfred Kniel and Fritz Heieck belong) and the Stuttgart Small Stars . He played Dixieland and Swing with his ice cream jazz band .

As a composer, Rabold is influenced by George Russell , Gil Evans and Charles Mingus .

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SURNAME	Rabold, Frédéric
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German jazz trumpeter and composer
DATE OF BIRTH	November 23, 1944
PLACE OF BIRTH	Paris