Ulrich (Uli) Beckerhoff (born 6 December 1947) is a German jazz composer, trumpeter, and academic. He was born in

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. Beckerhoff led the ''Uli Beckerhoff Trio'' with

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and

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as the other two members. Beckerhoff teaches at the

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Discography

As leader or co-leader

* ''Dedication'' (Fusion, 1981) * ''Camporondo'' (Nabel, 1986) with Jasper van 't Hof, John Marshall * ''Secret Obsession'' (Nabel, 1991) with John Abercrombie,

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, John Marshall * ''Private Life'' (Nabel, 1993) * ''Das Geheimnis - Secret Of Love'' (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack of '; Nabel, 1997) * ''Cinema'' (Berthold Records, 2012) with Michael Berger, Stefan Ulrich * ''Heroes'' (Dot Time Records, 2015) * ''Diversity'' (Dot Time, 2018)

References

External links

Official WebsiteUli Beckerhoff discography, album releases & credits
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