| Manfred Schoof | |
|---|---|
|   Manfred Schoof in 1984 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 6 April 1936 Magdeburg, Germany | 
| Genres | Jazz, free jazz, classical | 
| Occupation | Musician | 
| Instrument | Trumpet | 
| Years active | 1960s–present | 
| Labels | FMP, Wergo | 
Manfred Schoof (born 6 April 1936) [1] is a German jazz trumpeter.
Schoof was born in Magdeburg, Germany. [1] He studied music in Kassel and Cologne, where one of his teachers was the big band leader Kurt Edelhagen. [2] Schoof performed on Edelhagen's radio program and toured with Gunter Hampel. [2] In late 50s and early-mid 60, Schoof played with drummer Jaki Liebezeit, the future co-founder of krautrock band Can. [3]
In the 1960s Schoof started a free jazz band with Alexander von Schlippenbach and Gerd Dudek which became the basis for Manfred Schoof Orchestra. [2] From 1969 to 1971 he was a member of the George Russell Orchestra. [2] He has also worked with Jasper Van't Hof and the Globe Unity Orchestra. [2] He composed classical music for Berlin Philharmonic. [2] His group has participated in performances of Die Soldaten , an operatic work by the contemporary composer Bernd Alois Zimmermann. [4] He was featured in a profile on composer Graham Collier in the 1985 Channel 4 documentary 'Hoarded Dreams'. [5]
Since 2007 he has been chairman of the Union Deutscher Jazzmusiker. He has been a professor in Cologne since 1990. [6]
With George Gruntz
With Gunter Hampel
With Irmin Schmidt
With Jasper van 't Hof
With Alexander von Schlippenbach
With others