Stan Sulzmann | |
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Birth name | Stanley Ernest Sulzmann |
Born | London, England | 30 November 1948
Genres | Jazz |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Instrument(s) | Saxophone |
Years active | 1964–present |
Stanley Ernest Sulzmann (born 30 November 1948) [1] is an English jazz saxophonist.
He was born in London, England. [1]
Sulzmann began playing the saxophone aged 13 and played in 1964 Bill Ashton's London Youth Jazz Orchestra, later the National Youth Jazz Orchestra. [1] He studied at the Royal Academy of Music from 1969 to 1972. [1] In the 1970s, he played with the Clarke-Boland Big Band (1971), Mike Gibbs (1971), John Taylor and Kenny Wheeler, Volker Kriegel, Eberhard Weber, Zbigniew Seifert (1973), Phil Woods (1978), Clark Terry (1978), and Gordon Beck. [1] In the 1980s, he worked with Gil Evans (1983), [1] Paul McCartney (1987), the European Jazz Ensemble (1983), the James Last Orchestra, the Hilversum Radio Orchestra, the Hamburg-based NDR Big Band, and the London Jazz Orchestra. Collaborations in the 1990s include with Allan Botschinsky, David Murray (1997), Paul Clarvis (1998), and Bruno Castellucci (1998). Television audiences around the world have heard him as the saxophone soloist in "The Belgian Detective", the theme music to ITV's Poirot , composed by Christopher Gunning. [2]
Sulzmann has held teaching positions at the Guildhall School of Music, the Royal Academy of Music, and Trinity College of Music.
With Gordon Beck
With Chet Baker
With James Last
With Michael Gibbs
With Tony Hymas
With Kenny Wheeler
With others
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