Uwe Werner
Uwe Werner (born December 28, 1955 in Schwäbisch Gmünd ; † February 13, 2018 ) was a German jazz musician ( tenor and soprano saxophone , flute ).
Live and act
Werner studied saxophone at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Graz and from the 1980s played in Graz in the Erich Zann Septet and in the band East West Connection he directed (album Live in KKF (1985), with David George, Mick Baumeister , František Uhlíř , Josef Vejvoda ). Since 1982 he has been teaching saxophone at the Schwäbisch Gmünd City Music School.
Werner had been part of the Südpool jazz project, funded by the state of Baden-Württemberg, since 1989 , to which musicians like Herbert Joos , Bernd Konrad and (temporarily) Günter “Baby” Sommer were also committed. In a duo with pianist Mick Baumeister he recorded the album Oh Brother . For many years he was active in the Schwäbisch Gmünd music scene. In the field of jazz he was involved in seven recording sessions between 1985 and 1994, according to Tom Lord ; most recently on the album Das Fest für Ewald Oberleitner: Real Time Music, recorded in 2012 at the celebration of Ewald Oberleitner's birthday .
Discographic notes
- Südpool Jazz Project: Time Is a Tango / Yokohama Suite (L + R, 1990), with Herbert Joos, Claus Stötter , Bernd Konrad, Paul Schwarz , Martin Schrack , Thomas Heidepriem , Thomas Stabenow , Michael Kersting , Joe Koinzer , Lauren Newton
- Südpool Jazz Project: Moon Dance Suite (L + R, 1991), with Herbert Joos, Bernd Konrad, Rainer Pusch , Karl Berger , Paul Schwarz, Martin Schrack, Thomas Heidepriem, Thomas Stabenow, Michael Kersting, Joe Koinzer, Ingrid Sertso
- Südpool Jazz Project: Concepts - Südpool Jazz Project III (L + R, 1992), with Karl Farrent , Herbert Joos, Thorsten Wollmann , Ralf Bauer, Lucas Heidepriem , Bernd Konrad, Ekkehard Rössle , Paul Schwarz, Peter Bockius , Michael Kersting, Günter "Baby" summer
- Neighbors: In the Tradition (GNM, 1994), with Johannes Barthelmes , Ekkehard Jost, Dieter Glawischnig , Erich Gramshammer , Andreas Schreiber , Ewald Oberleitner, John Preininger , Tony Oxley , Armin Pokorn
- Südpool Jazz Project: Marcia Funebre - The Italian Suite (Sudpool Jazz Project V) (L + R, 1994), with Pino Minafra , Herbert Joos, Claus Stötter, Sebastian Studnitzky , Sebi Tramontana , Frank Heinz , Jon Sass , Winfried Rapp , Eugenio Colombo , Bernd Konrad, Ekkehard Rössle, Paul Schwarz, Günter Lenz , Michael Kersting, Joe Koinzer
Web links
- Uwe Werner at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Obituary in Jazz Pages
- ↑ Obituary
- ↑ Jazz saxophonist Uwe Werner has passed away. Remszeitung, February 20, 2018, accessed on February 21, 2018 .
- ^ Obituary notice from the city administration of Schwäbisch Gmünd in the Gmünder Tagespost dated February 20, 2018
- ↑ Tom Lord: The Jazz Discography (online, accessed February 21, 2018)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Werner, Uwe |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German jazz musician (saxophone, flute) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 28, 1955 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Schwäbisch Gmünd |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 13, 2018 |