Berlin Contemporary Jazz Orchestra
The Berlin Contemporary Jazz Orchestra is a large German jazz ensemble led by Alexander von Schlippenbach. The orchestra performs orchestral jazz and experimental big band music and has included in its ranks such leading musicians as Misha Mengelberg and Kenny Wheeler. The orchestra, which performs rather infrequently, was founded in 1988 by Schlippenbach and has commissioned works by Carla Bley, Manfred Schoof, and Willem Breuker, among others.[1][2]
Original members
- Henry Lowther
- Thomas Heberer
- Axel Dörner
- Bruno Leicht
- Felix Wahnschaffe
- Gerd Dudek
- Evan Parker
- Walter Gauchel
- Rudi Mahall
- Dan Gottshall
- Mark Boukouya
- Jörg Huke
- Utz Zimmerman
- Aki Takase
- Alexander von Schlippenbach
- Nobuyuki Ino
- Paul Lovens
Discography
- Berlin Contemporary Jazz Orchestra (ECM, 1990)[3]
- The Morlocks and Other Pieces (FMP, 1994)[4]
- Live in Japan '96 (DIW, 1998)[5] with Aki Takase
References
- ↑ Layne, Joslyn. "Berlin Contemporary Jazz Orchestra Biography". Allmusic.
- ↑ "Berlin Contemporary Jazz Orchestra". European Free Improvisation @ University of Sheffield.
- ↑ Berlin Contemporary Jazz Orchestra at AllMusic
- ↑ The Morlocks and Other Pieces at AllMusic
- ↑ Live in Japan '96 at AllMusic
See also
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