Katja Rieckermann

Katja Rieckermann is a professional saxophone player who appeared as a wedding band member in . She received no on-screen credit for her appearance and was identified by the name tag of her costume which was sold off on the It's A Wrap! sale and auction on eBay, where she was misspelled as "Katja Rieckereon". 
Rieckermann was born in , , in West Germany. In her early years she felt in love with jazz music and saw her older brother , bassist for the famed German hard rock group , playing music at home. At the age of sixteen she saw saxophonist on a concert and knew the saxophone was her instrument. Rieckermann studied a year in France, alto saxophone at the Yamaha Music School in Hamburg, and at the Berkelee College of Music in Germany before she moved to Los Angeles and expanded her experiences. 
After appearances with Scorpions in 1997 and with the Canadian band Saga, she also performed with Branscombe Richmond and his Renegade Posse on his tour in 2000/2001 and occasionally with actors and Peter Weller since 1999. After a recurring appearance as a musician in several episodes of 's television series (2000-2001), she met , the musical director for and got the part as saxophonist for Stewart. Since 2001 she has been the saxophonist for Rod Stewart on his concerts, tours, world tours, and television appearances such as on the talk show The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. She also accompanied musicians such as (of fame) and . 
She has also shown her skills on several DVDs and music albums and has released her first solo album in 2007, titled Katja, followed by Horn Star in 2010 and Never Stand Still in 2015. She performed at the 58th Grammy Awards with , and doing a tribute to .
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