Manfred Schoof
Manfred Schoof (born 6 April 1936) is a German jazz trumpeter.
Manfred Schoof | |
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Manfred Schoof in 1984 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | April 6, 1936 Magdeburg, Germany |
| Genres | Jazz, free jazz, classical |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Trumpet |
Schoof was born in Magdeburg and studied music in Kassel and Cologne.
He is a founder of European free jazz and collaborated with Albert Mangelsdorff, Peter Brötzmann, Mal Waldron, and Irène Schweizer. He has interpreted Die Soldaten, an operatic work by the contemporary composer Bernd Alois Zimmermann.
Schoof won various jazz prizes and is involved in the German musical rights association. Since 2007 he has been chairman of the Union Deutscher Jazzmusiker. He has been a professor in Cologne since 1990.
Discography
As leader
- Voices (1966)
- Manfred Schoof Sextett (1967)
- European Echoes (1969)
- Scales (1976)
- Light Lines (1977)
- Horizons (1979)
- Manfred Schoof Orchester + Albert Mangelsdorff, Wolfgang Dauner, Eberhard Weber (Amiga, 1984)
- Resonance (2009)
As sideman
With Graham Collier
- Hoarded Dreams (Cuneiform, 1983 [2007])
With Stan Getz, Francy Boland and the Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band
- Change of Scenes (Verve, 1971)
With George Gruntz
- First Prize (Enja, 1989)
With George Russell
With Irène Schweizer, Barney Wilen et al.
- Jazz Meets India (SABA, 1967)
With Mal Waldron
- Hard Talk (Enja, 1974)
- One-Upmanship (Enja, 1977)