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Peter Bolte

Critics refer to Peter Bolte as "one of the most distinguished alto saxophonists of the younger generation" and praise his "highly individual alto sound" and "unique improvisation". At age 16, he took first prize in the competition "Jugend jazzt". In 1990, he won first prize in the saxophone contest at the "Hochschule für Musik Köln". In 1991, the international Karlovy Vary Jazz Festival granted him its "Best Soloist Award". Peter was a guest lecturer at the "Hogeschool voor de Kunsten", Arnhem, Netherlands in 1993 and at the "Hochschule für Musik und Theater", Hamburg, Germany in 2003. One of his compositions appears in "The European Real Book" published by Sher Music. Peter played with groups led by Bob Degen, Harald Haerter, Daniel Humair, Paul Heller or Henning Berg and appeared with McCoy Tyner, Gary Burton, Steve Swallow, Randy Brecker, Tim Hagans, Paquito D´Rivera, Joachim Kühn, Albert Mangelsdorff and others as a soloist with the NDR-Big Band. There are twelve CDs under Peter´s name. Musicians featured on these records include Bob Degen, Achim Kaufmann, David Friedman, Paul Imm, Anthony Cox, Daniel Humair and Alan Jones. By 2019 Bolte had appeared on 82 CDs, according to Tom Lord´s "The Jazz Discography".

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Tim Hagans-NDR Big Band: A Conversation

Read "A Conversation" reviewed by Jack Bowers


A Conversation, by trumpeter Tim Hagans and Germany's superlative NDR Big Band, is really five conversations- -that is, a five-movement concerto composed, arranged and conducted by Hagans who also solos on Movements III, IV and V. Hagans and the band are more than strangers in the night--he has collaborated with NDR for two decades as guest composer, conductor, arranger and soloist. To underscore his purpose, Hagans has grouped the band members not in sections, as is usually done, but in ...

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Tim Hagans - NDR Big Band: A Conversation

Read "A Conversation" reviewed by Angelo Leonardi


Il trombettista Tim Hagans collabora da un ventennio con la NDR Big Band, distinguendosi non solo in veste di solista ma anche come compositore, orchestratore e direttore d'orchestra. In questo quarto album con l'ensemble di Amburgo presenta il suo lavoro più ambizioso, sperimentando nuove strutture orchestrali in perfetto equilibrio tra modelli tradizionali e libere esplorazioni della forma. L'aspetto più innovativo consiste nella scelta di alterare la classica configurazione della big band in sezioni strumentali a favore di ...

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Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

A Conversation

Waiting Moon Records
2021

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Refugium

Ergin Records
2019

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2016

Ergin Records
2017

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94/14

Ergin Records
2015

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Planet

merfadéz music (NRW)
2013

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Extempore

merfadéz music
2011

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