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igor lumpert playing on saxophone -lsb- http://www.igorlumpert.com/ igorlumpert.com -rsb- saxophone 2000 & ndash ; present 150 igor lumpert
 non_vocal_instrumentalist 27 october 1975 jazz igor lumpert.jpg novo mesto , slovenia igor lumpert
igor lumpert

igor lumpert -lrb- born october 27 , 1975 in novo mesto , sfr yugoslavia -rrb- is a slovene composer , jazz saxophonist .
lumpert began his professional training at age 19 at the bruckner conservatory in linz , austria , where he studied with doug hammond and harry sokal .
during this period , he was a member of munich-based band sidewinders , winner of the `` best jazz group of germany '' award .
after completing his studies with honors , lumpert was invited by one of the world 's finest bassists , reggie workman , to study at the new school university in new york city .
he received a scholarship and moved to new york in fall 2000 .
lumpert 's music represents a unique fusion of jazz , funk , eastern european rhythms , and modern neo-bop sketches .
he has performed with jazz legends including reggie workman , john abercrombie , chico hamilton , sonny simmons , boris kozlov , and andy mckee .
lumpert has performed at jazz festivals in munich , ljubljana , novi sad , cankarjev dom in ljubljana at major jazz clubs in new york including the jazz standard , cornelia street cafe , supper club , and birdland and venues in vienna , munich , linz , zagreb , belgrade , sarajevo , novi sad , athens , crete , venice , and hungary .
