Rüdiger Baldauf (born 31 January 1961 in

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, trumpet player, composer and arranger.

History

* 1980: secondary-school examinations Nicolaus Cusanus Gymnasium in

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. * 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

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, and he was on tour with

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. * 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

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Köln During the late 1980s and the 1990s Baldauf contributed to some 100 studio albums. He was member of the

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TV show called RTL Samstag Nacht. Since 2003 Baldauf has been playing trumpet in

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in the band ''heavytones''. In June 2010 Baldauf launched his first solo album with the title ''Own Style''.Debut Album "Own Style"
Prominent guests accompanied him, like

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, Nils Landgren, Ack van Rooyen, Andy Haderer and

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Music

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and

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. He used to play the first trumpet in

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Discography

As leader

* ''Own Style'' (

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, 2010) * ''Trumpet Night'' (Mons, 2012) * ''Jackson Trip'' (Mons, 2017

As guest

* 1994

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''Last Concert'' with the WDR Big Band Köln * 1996

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''Profumo'' * 1999

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''Soul to Jazz'' * 2000

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''Remember When'' * 2006

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''One Night to Remember''

References

External links

Official site

Rüdiger Baldauf and the Heavytones
{{DEFAULTSORT:Baldauf, Rudiger 1961 births Living people People from Bergisch Gladbach German jazz trumpeters German male jazz musicians German male trumpeters 21st-century German trumpeters 21st-century German male musicians