Henriette Müller (composer)
Henriette Müller (born January 5, 1961 in Ulm ) is a German saxophonist and composer .
Live and act
Müller is originally a trained doctor who also worked in Zimbabwe and Great Britain. In the early 1990s she went to New York City to complete her studies as a composer (with Richard DeRosa and Ludmila Ulehla ) and as a jazz saxophonist (with Bob Mintzer and Dick Oatts, among others ); In 1994 she received her Masters degree from the Manhattan School of Music . She played there with her own band in the Five Spot or the Knitting Factory . In 1996 she performed with Tony Scherr and Jim Black in the "World Beat Series" at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum . In Europe she went on tour with John Tchicai , Ed Ware and Bill Elgart, among others .
She composes contemporary chamber music influenced by jazz , vocal music and works for larger ensembles, which she often performs herself, with the Hanns Eisler Choir in Berlin , the Berlin Jazz Composers Orchestra and with Simon Pauli and Johannes Bockholt , who play their musical Are partners.
Works
CDs
- Memories of a Swan Song (1996)
- Silver Tears of Laughter (2000)
- Snake Dance (2003)
Compositions (selection)
- Sea peace
- Two Episodes for Mixed Wind Quartet
- Allegria ma non senza tristezza
- Rondo for saxophones
- Sweet Seconds (on CD How Rook by the Berlin Jazz Composers Orchestra, 1999)
- In the face of death
- The Language of Past Seasons
- Back Home Where it's Quiet
Web links
- Website from Henriette Müller
- Works by Henriette Müller in the catalog of the German National Library
- Interview (Jazzpodium 10/2002)
Individual evidence
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Müller, Henriette |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German saxophonist and composer |
DATE OF BIRTH | 5th January 1961 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Ulm |