Klaus
Doldinger
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Klaus Doldinger (born 12 May 1936) is a German
saxophonist,
especially well known for jazz and as a composer
of film music.
He was the recipient of 1997's Bavarian Film Awards (Honorary Award).
Life
and work
Doldinger was born in Berlin, and entered a Düsseldorf
conservatory
in 1947, originally studying piano and then clarinet,[1]
graduating in 1957. In his student years, Doldinger gained professional
performing experience, starting in 1953 in the German Dixieland
band
The Feetwarmers, and recording with them in 1955. Later that year he
founded Oscar's Trio, modeled on Oscar Peterson's
work.
During the 1960s he worked as a
tenor saxophonist, working with visiting American jazz musicians and recording
in his own right.[1]
Doldinger is perhaps best known for
his film scores to the acclaimed German U-boat film Das Boot
(1981) and later The NeverEnding Story
(1984).
Doldinger married Inge Beck in 1960;
they have three children, Viola, Melanie and Nicolas Doldinger. Since 1968 they
have resided in Icking, a small Bavarian village, south of Munich.
Doldinger's jazz band is Passport
(2008)
Doldinger's recurring jazz project Passport,
started in 1971 (then called "Klaus Doldinger´s Passport"), still
enjoys huge success in Germany. In its influence it was sometimes called the
European version of Weather Report.[2]
At various times members of Passport
included Peter O’Mara (guitar), Roberto DiGioia
(keyboards), Patrick Scales (bass, since 1994), Ernst Stroer (de:Ernst Ströer) (percussion, since 1989), Christian Lettner
(drums, since 2000), Michael Hornek (keyboard
since 2009), Biboul Darouiche
(percussion, since 1995) and others. Guests include Brian Auger
(1973), Johnny Griffin (1973) and Pete York
(1973).[3]
The original wiki link on this individual can be found
at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klaus_Doldinger
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