Rüdiger Baldauf
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Rüdiger Baldauf is a German jazz musician, trumpet player, composer and arranger.
Baldauf played with James Brown
, Liza Minnelli
, Seal
, Shirley Bassey
, Michael Bublé
, and he was on tour with Maceo Parker
, Joe Zawinul
, Shirley Bassey
, Udo Jürgens
.
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
in the band heavytones.
In June 2010 Baldauf launched his first solo album with the title Own Style. Prominent guests accompanied him, like Till Brönner
, Nils Landgren, Ack van Rooyen, Andy Haderer and Max Mutzke.
, 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
.
History
- 1980: secondary-school examinations Nicolaus Cusanus GymnasiumNicolaus-Cusanus-Gymnasium Bergisch GladbachThe Nicolaus-Cusanus-Gymnasium is a public high school in the German city Bergisch Gladbach. The school is named after the German church law academic, philosopher, bishop and cardinal Nicholas of Cusa....
in Bergisch GladbachBergisch Gladbach' is a city in the Cologne/Bonn Region of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany and capital of the Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis .-Geography:Bergisch Gladbach is located east of the river Rhine, approx...
. - 1981 - 1985: Conservatory Köln
- 1985 - 1988: scholarship holder at the Herbert Karajan Stiftung in Berlin for Classic Trumpet (professors: Robert Platt and Ack van Rooyen)
Baldauf played with James Brown
James Brown
James Joseph Brown was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and recording artist. He is the originator of Funk and is recognized as a major figure in the 20th century popular music for both his vocals and dancing. He has been referred to as "The Godfather of Soul," "Mr...
, Liza Minnelli
Liza Minnelli
Liza May Minnelli is an American actress and singer. She is the daughter of singer and actress Judy Garland and film director Vincente Minnelli....
, Seal
Seal (musician)
Seal Henry Olusegun Olumide Adeola Samuel , known simply as Seal, is a British soul and R&B singer-songwriter, of Nigerian and Brazilian background. Seal has won numerous music awards throughout his career, including three Brit Awards—winning Best British Male in 1992, four Grammy Awards, and an...
, Shirley Bassey
Shirley Bassey
Dame Shirley Bassey, DBE , is a Welsh singer. She found fame in the late 1950s and was "one of the most popular female vocalists in Britain during the last half of the 20th century"...
, Michael Bublé
Michael Bublé
Michael Steven Bublé is a Canadian singer. He has won several awards, including three Grammy Awards and multiple Juno Awards. His first album reached the top ten in Canada and the UK. He found worldwide commercial success with his 2005 album It's Time, and his 2007 album Call Me Irresponsible was...
, and he was on tour with Maceo Parker
Maceo Parker
Maceo Parker is an American funk and soul jazz saxophonist, best known for his work with James Brown in the 1960s, as well as Parliament-Funkadelic in the 1970s. Parker was a prominent soloist on many of Brown's hit recordings, and a key part of his band, playing alto, tenor and baritone saxophones...
, Joe Zawinul
Joe Zawinul
Josef Erich Zawinul was an Austrian-American jazz keyboardist and composer.First coming to prominence with saxophonist Cannonball Adderley, Zawinul went on to play with trumpeter Miles Davis, and to become one of the creators of jazz fusion, an innovative musical genre that combined jazz with...
, Shirley Bassey
Shirley Bassey
Dame Shirley Bassey, DBE , is a Welsh singer. She found fame in the late 1950s and was "one of the most popular female vocalists in Britain during the last half of the 20th century"...
, Udo Jürgens
Udo Jürgens
Udo Jürgens is an Austrian composer and singer of popular music whose career spans over fifty years...
.
- 1989 - 1999: professor for jazz trumpet at the Conservatory Köln
- 1999 - 2002: member of the United Jazz + Rock Ensemble
- 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
RTL Television
Rtl.de' redirects here. For other uses, see RTL.RTL Television , or simply RTL, is a German commercial television station distributed via cable and satellite along with DVB-T , in larger population centres...
Allstars which was the band of the first German Comedy
Comedy
Comedy , as a popular meaning, is any humorous discourse or work generally intended to amuse by creating laughter, especially in television, film, and stand-up comedy. This must be carefully distinguished from its academic definition, namely the comic theatre, whose Western origins are found in...
TV show called RTL Samstag Nacht
RTL Samstag Nacht
RTL Samstag Nacht was a comedy show, which ran from 6 November 1993 to 23 May 1998 on the German TV network RTL. RTL Samstag Nacht was the first major comedy show in German television, created after the example of the long-running American show Saturday Night Live and broadcast late on Saturday night...
.
Since 2003 Baldauf has been playing trumpet in Stefan Raab
Stefan Raab
Stefan Konrad Raab is a German entertainer, television host, comedian and musician. Raab began his television career hosting the comedy show Vivasion in 1993 and has been hosting the late-night comedy show TV total since 1999. He became well-known in 1994 after composing a hit single spoofing...
's Tonight Show TV total
TV total
TV total is a German late-night television comedy talk show that has run since 8 March 1999 on ProSieben, and is currently aired at around 23:15 from Monday to Thursday....
in the band heavytones.
In June 2010 Baldauf launched his first solo album with the title Own Style. Prominent guests accompanied him, like Till Brönner
Till Brönner
Till Brönner is a German jazz musician, trumpet player, singer, composer, arranger and producer. He has a unique jazz approach influenced by bebop and fusion jazz, but also modern pop music, movie soundtracks , country music and even German pop songs...
, Nils Landgren, Ack van Rooyen, Andy Haderer and Max Mutzke.
Music
Baldauf completed a classical education but at an early age he preferred JazzJazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
, Funk
Funk
Funk is a music genre that originated in the mid-late 1960s when African American musicians blended soul music, jazz and R&B into a rhythmic, danceable new form of music. Funk de-emphasizes melody and harmony and brings a strong rhythmic groove of electric bass and drums to the foreground...
and Soul
Soul music
Soul music is a music genre originating in the United States combining elements of gospel music and rhythm and blues. According to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, soul is "music that arose out of the black experience in America through the transmutation of gospel and rhythm & blues into a form of...
.
He used to play the first trumpet in Leonard Bernstein
Leonard Bernstein
Leonard Bernstein August 25, 1918 – October 14, 1990) was an American conductor, composer, author, music lecturer and pianist. He was among the first conductors born and educated in the United States of America to receive worldwide acclaim...
's West Side Story
West Side Story
West Side Story is an American musical with a script by Arthur Laurents, music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and choreographed by Jerome Robbins...
as well as Neue Musik of Mauricio Kagel
Mauricio Kagel
Mauricio Kagel was a German-Argentine composer. He was notable for his interest in developing the theatrical side of musical performance .-Biography:...
.
Discography
- 1994 Eddie HarrisEddie HarrisEddie Harris was an American jazz musician, best known for playing tenor saxophone and for introducing the electrically amplified saxophone. He was also fluent on the electric piano and organ...
Last Concert with the WDR Big Band Köln - 1996 Gianna NanniniGianna NanniniGianna Nannini is an Italian female singer-songwriter and pop musician. She may be best known for her 1986 song "Bello e Impossibile".-Personal life:...
Profumo - 1996 EuroJazz with the European Community Jazz Orchestra
- 1996 Dave King Wild Cat
- 1996 Köstritzer Jazz Orchestra The Magic of Black
- 1999 Bernard PurdieBernard PurdieBernard Lee "Pretty" Purdie is an American session drummer, and is considered an influential and innovative exponent of funk...
Soul to Jazz - 2000 Wolfgang HaffnerWolfgang HaffnerHe is currently associated with the band Wolf Gang Haffner.Wolfgang Haffner is a German jazz drummer with an extensive discography.-Discography:* 2009 – Round Silence* 2008 – Acoustic Shapes...
Music - 2002 No AngelsNo AngelsThe No Angels are an all-female pop trio from Germany, consisting of band members Lucy Diakovska, Sandy Mölling, and Jessica Wahls. Critically acclaimed, the band has won dozen of awards and prizes since their establishment in the early 2000s, including three ECHOs, a World Music Awards, a NRJ...
When the Angels Swing - 2003 Paul Kuhn/Bert KaempfertBert KaempfertBert Kaempfert was a German orchestra leader and songwriter. He made easy listening and jazz-oriented records, and wrote the music for a number of well-known songs, such as "Strangers in the Night" and "Spanish Eyes".-Biography:He was born in Hamburg, Germany - where he received his lifelong...
Remember When - 2006 heavytones No. 1
- 2006 Joo Kraus Basic Jazz Lounge
- 2006 SEALSeal (musician)Seal Henry Olusegun Olumide Adeola Samuel , known simply as Seal, is a British soul and R&B singer-songwriter, of Nigerian and Brazilian background. Seal has won numerous music awards throughout his career, including three Brit Awards—winning Best British Male in 1992, four Grammy Awards, and an...
One Night to Remember - 2010 Own Style (debut album)