RÜDIGER BALDAUF
Genres: Funk Jazz, RnB, Pop, Art Song, Folk, Classic Fusion • Germany

Rüdiger Baldauf (born 31 January 1961 in Bensberg, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a German jazz musician, trumpet player, composer and arranger. History 1980: secondary-school examinations Nicolaus Cusanus Gymnasium in Bergisch Gladbach. 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 James Brown, Liza Minnelli, Seal, Shirley Bassey, Michael Bublé, and he was on tour with Maceo Parker, Joe Zawinul, Shirley Bassey, Udo Jürgens. 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 Allstars which was the band of the read more...