Henrik Walsdorff
Henrik Walsdorff (born February 8, 1965 in Braunschweig ) is a German jazz saxophonist.
Walsdorff, who has lived in Berlin since 1994 , studied saxophone with Herb Geller . He played in the bands of Aki Takase , Marty Cook and Sven-Åke Johansson . Alongside John Schröder and Colin Vallon , he is a member of the Fabian Gisler Quartet . With Martin High de Prime, Kay Lübke and Jan Roder he forms the group The Real Latinos , with John Schröder and Uli Jenneßen the group Freedom of Speech and with Rudi Mahall , Jan Roder and Oliver Steidle the SoKo Steidle . He is also a member of the Berlin Contemporary Jazz Orchestra under the direction of Alexander von Schlippenbach , with whom he also leads a quartet.
In 1994 Walsdorf founded the group LAX with John Schröder, Gerold Genßler and Uli Jenneßen , whose album Time was created in 60 Seconds in 2002. In the field of pop music he worked with the groups Seeed and Wir sind Helden , among others .
Discography (selection)
- Wolfgang Güttler / Mike Dietz / Henrik Walsdorff: Hard and Unjust , L + R 1992
- Freedom of Speech , 1998
- LAX: Kindness , 2001
- The Most: Narrenhände , 2004 (with Björn Lücker and Jan Roder)
- Fabian Gisler Quartet: Backyard Poets , 2005
- The Real Latinos: Good Groove , 2007
- Henrik Walsdorff, Adam Pultz Melbye , Kasper Tom Christiansen : Grøn , 2012
- Henrik Walsdorff Trio , 2013 (with Jonas Westergaard and William Parker , Christian Lillinger )
Web links
- Henrik Walsdorff at Allmusic (English)
- Henrik Walsdorff at Discogs (English)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Walsdorff, Henrik |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German jazz saxophonist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 8, 1965 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Braunschweig |