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Gebhard Ullmann
Saxophonist, bass clarinetist, flutist and composer Gebhard Ullmann has
appeared on over 30 cds as a leader/co-leader in a recording career that
began in 1985. He is considered one of the leading personalities
in today's Berlin jazz scene and has received several awards for his
work including the Julius Hemphill Composition Award ('99), the Deutsche
Phonoakademie award ('83), one of the first SWF jazz awards ('87), as
well as nomination for the best jazz cd of the year by the German
Schallplattenkritik for his cd "Tá Lam" in 1996.
Since 1993 Ullmann has split his performing time between New York and
Berlin. His releases have been widely critically acclaimed on both sides
of the Atlantic Ocean and several of them have been listed in the
jazz-charts. He has toured extensively with his music in Europe as well
as in Africa, Canada, New Zealand, the USA, south east Asia and Mexico
and performed on most of the world's most prestigious jazz festivals.
Gebhard Ullmann's working bands are: the new
york project, 'Basement Research' (with Steve Swell, Julian Arguelles,
Drew Gress, and Gerald Cleaver, the ten-piece woodwind / accordion
project, 'Tá Lam Zehn', the cooperative band, 'Conference Call' (with
Michael Jefry Stevens, Joe Fonda, Han Bennink/George Schuller), the
'Clarinet Trio' (with Juergen Kupke and Michael Thieke), the trio 'Essencia'
(with Carlos Bica and Sylvie Courvoisier) and the 'Ullmann/Swell 4'
(with Steve Swell, Hill Greene and Barry Altschul). Gebhard is
also a member of the 'guenter lenz springtime' and 'stereo lisa' as well
as performing in several programs with actor Otto Sander.
Gebhard Ullmann has recorded or performed
with Paul Bley, Andy Emler, Han Bennink, Satoko Fujii, Herb Robertson,
Marvin 'Smitty' Smith, Laurent Cugny, Ellery Eskelin, Bob Moses, Keith
Tippett, Frank Gratkowski, Sergeij Starostin, Tiger Okoshi, Bobby
Previte, Ernst Ludwig Petrowsky, Glen Moore, Trilok Gurtu, AB Baars,
Kevin Norton, Lauren Newton, Steve Argueelles, Lee Konitz, Alexander v.
Schlippenbach, Hans Hassler, Willem Breuker, Tom Rainey, Enrico Rava,
Michael Riessler, Rita Marcotulli, Michael Moore, Bob Stewart, Dieter
Glawischnig, Matt Wilson, Ivo Papasov, the ensemble 'Percussion de
Guinee', the European Radioorchestra, and many others.
Gebhard Ullmann's Website |
Discography on Drimala Records
2005
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