Rüdiger Baldauf

Rüdiger Baldauf (born 31 January 1961 in Bensberg, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a German jazz musician, trumpet player, composer and arranger.

Rüdiger Baldauf

History
  • 1980: secondary-school examinations Nicolaus Cusanus Gymnasium in Bergisch Gladbach.
  • 1981 - 1985: Conservatory Köln
  • 1985 - 1988: scholarship holder at the Herbert von Karajan Stiftung in Berlin for Classic Trumpet (professors: Robert Platt and Ack van Rooyen)

Baldauf played with James Brown, Liza Minnelli, Seal, Shirley Bassey, Michael Bublé, and he was on tour with Maceo Parker,[1] Joe Zawinul, Shirley Bassey, Udo Jürgens.

  • 1989 - 1999: professor for jazz trumpet at the Conservatory Köln
  • 1999 - 2002: member of the United Jazz + Rock Ensemble[2]
  • 1992 - 2010: member of the Paul Kuhn Orchestra
  • 1992 - 2010: regular guest in various German big bands, especially the WDR Big Band Köln

During the late 1980s and the 1990s Baldauf contributed to some 100 studio albums. He was member of the RTL Allstars which was the band of the first German Comedy TV show called RTL Samstag Nacht.

Since 2003 Baldauf has been playing trumpet in Stefan Raab's Tonight Show TV total[3] in the band heavytones.

In June 2010 Baldauf launched his first solo album with the title Own Style.[4] Prominent guests accompanied him, like Till Brönner, Nils Landgren, Ack van Rooyen, Andy Haderer and Max Mutzke.

Music

Baldauf completed a classical education but at an early age he preferred Jazz, Funk and Soul. He used to play the first trumpet in Leonard Bernstein's West Side Story as well as Neue Musik of Mauricio Kagel.

Discography

As leader
  • Own Style (Mons, 2010)
  • Trumpet Night (Mons, 2012)
  • Jackson Trip (Mons, 2017

As guest
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References
  1. Maceo Parker tour 2008
  2. United Jazz & Rock Ensemble Farewell Tour Archived 16 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  3. TV Total Band Heavytones Archived 19 July 2011 at Archive.today
  4. Debut Album "Own Style" Archived 3 July 2010 at the Wayback Machine
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