Hajo Hoffmann (musician)
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Hajo Hoffmann (born January 21, 1958 in Hanover ; † August 2, 2015 there ) was a German jazz musician ( violin , mandolin , ukulele , composition ).
Life
Hajo Hoffmann received violin lessons at the Hanover Music School from 1965 to 1977. His private jazz studies with Zbigniew Seifert and Stéphane Grappelli were followed by classical and jazz studies at the Cologne University of Music (with Franz-Joseph Mayer and Jiggs Whigham ).
From 1990 to 1992 he was the (first) lecturer for jazz violin at the Cologne University of Music. In 1984 he founded his Viomando project, which works in the field of ethno jazz . Since 1993 he has performed as a violinist at numerous concerts in Europe, Brazil and the United States. He recorded with the European Swing Trio , Jörg Widmoser , Hajo & Lygia, Melva Houston , Paul Shigihara and Charlie Mariano , among others . From 2004 to 2008 he was a member of String Thing . He also played with Dave Brubeck and with Häns'che Weiss .
In 2008 he performed together with Heinz Rudolf Kunze and Wolfgang Stute in the trio "Räuberzivil". With Béatrice Kahl he formed the duo The Latin Jazz Club and performed with Jörg Seidel and his Gipsy Jazz Connexion . As a lecturer for violin and ensemble at the Hanover University of Music and Theater from 2003 to 2010. Since 2011, Hoffmann has appeared in the variety production Spirit with Wolfgang Stute . Hoffmann made music with Purple Schulz at concerts in the Common Cause series and played him with his violin on his album So und nicht anders! supported. With the string quartet "DASKwartett" he dedicated himself to contemporary string music. With Gereon Schoplick he played in a duo changing strings. He gave his last concert as a violinist in an all-star band at the NDR Summer Festival in Nordenham on August 1st, 2015. He died after a heart attack.
Quotes
“ With Hajo we are losing a gifted musician and a very, very, very lovable colleague, whose laugh often stayed in the room for a long time, even after he had already left it. And so it will be now. Goodbye, Hajo! Thanks for your music! "
“ We are deeply shocked, dismayed and stunned! The day before yesterday a friend and terrific musician left the stages of this world far too early! We mourn for Hajo Hoffmann - one of our companions and “old” robber civil musician! Take care Hajo! "
Discographic notes
- Jörg Widmoser / Hajo Hoffmann: A Touch of Jazz Violins
- Mandopuro - the Sound Beyond Silence
- Heinz Rudolf Kunze: Robber Civil - live & acoustic (2009)
- Heinz Rudolf Kunze & Räuberzivil: In Here - Out There (2012)
- Wolfgang mare / Hajo Hoffmann Marea
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 .
Web links
- Hajo Hoffmann at Discogs (English)
- Report from a solo concert , June 8, 2015
- Jazz club mourns the loss of ukulele virtuosos
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Schalksmühler musician Hajo Hoffmann died
- ↑ New worlds of sound in the Jesus Christ Church in Meinerzhagen , September 15, 2014
- ↑ Duo Saitenwechsel gave a varied concert on January 18, 2015
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/purpleschulz
- ↑ https://de-de.facebook.com/heinzrudolfkunze
- ↑ http://werkzeug.heinzrudolfkunze.de/musik/alben/raeuberzivil.html
- ↑ http://werkzeug.heinzrudolfkunze.de/musik/alben/hierreindaraus.html
- ↑ Wolfgang Stute and Hajo Hoffmann let musical tides ring out on the album Marea
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hoffmann, Hajo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German jazz musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 21, 1958 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hanover |
| DATE OF DEATH | 2nd August 2015 |
| Place of death | Hanover |