Tobias Delius
Tobias Delius (born July 15, 1964 in Oxford , Great Britain ) is a British jazz musician ( tenor saxophone , clarinet ) who frequently works in the Netherlands .
Live and act
The son of an internationally working scientist got used to international contexts in his youth. He started playing the tenor saxophone as a teenager and made his first playing experience in the jazz scene of the Ruhr area from 1980 . In 1983 and 1984 he lived in Mexico , where he gave concerts in the "Cuarteto Mexicano de Jazz" conducted by Francixco Téllez . He then moved to Amsterdam , where he briefly studied music at the Sweelinck Conservatory and was soon recognized in the BIM-Huis - improvisation scene .
Since 1990 Delius has led his own quartet with Tristan Honsinger , Joe Williamson and Han Bennink , which has recorded three CDs. In 2003 he also put together a sextet with violinist Maartje ten Hoorn , trumpeter Bart Maris , keyboardist Pat Thomas , Joe Williamson and Paul Lovens . He was a member of Available Jelly , the ICP-Orchestra , Sean Bergins MOB, the Trio San Francisco with Bergin and Daniele D'Agaro as well as the quintet of Georg Graewe . He also played with Steve Lacy , Bill Frisell , Louis Moholo , Cor Fuhler , Ray Anderson and in the Moers Festival project by Frank Gratkowski . He also gave concerts at the Donaueschinger Musiktage 2013 with Joe Williamson and Christian Lillinger, among others .
Delius has lived in Berlin since 2007 .
Awards
In 2004 Delius received the prestigious Dutch VPRO / Boy Edgar Prize .
Discographic notes
- The Heron (ICP, 1997) with Honsinger, Williamson, Bennink
- Toby's Mloby (ICP, 1999) dto.
- Pelicanism (ICP, 2001) dto.
- The Flying Deer (Spool, 2001) with Wilbert de Joode , Dylan van der Schyff
- Apa Ini (Data; 2002) with Hilary Jeffery , Wilbert de Joode, Serigne CM Gueye
- Luftlucht (ICP, 2009), with Honsinger, Williamson, Bennink
- Johansson , Delius, Takase , Roder Tune Up (SÅJ, 2013)
- Jason Roebke & Tobias Delius: Panoramic ( Not Two Records , 2013)
- Martin Blume , Tobias Delius, Achim Kaufmann , Dieter Manderscheid : Frames & Terrains ( NoBusiness Records , 2018)
Web links
- Web presence with discography
- ICP Orchestra
- Entry at allmusic.com
- Tobias Delius at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ "Ruppig-schön": Portrait of tenor saxophonist and clarinetist Tobias Delius , SWR2 NOWJazz from December 3, 2015
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Delius, Tobias |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British jazz saxophonist, composer and clarinetist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 15, 1964 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Oxford , UK |