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GABRIEL COBURGER | Saxophone, Flute, Composer
- born in
1967 in Hamburg, Germany
- 1988-1993 studied with Herb Geller and Roman Schwaller
at the Hamburger Muisikhochschule
- 1990-1993 played 1st alto saxophone with the Bundesjazzorchestra
directed by Peter Herboltzheimer.
During this time continued lessons with Ferdinand Povel
and John Rocco
- As 1st Tenor saxophonist recorded and played concerts
with the NDR Bigband with musicians like Johnny Griffin,
Lional Hampton, Al Jarreau, Clark Terry, Albert Mangelsdorff,
Geir Lynse, Inga Rumpf, Wolfgang Schlüter and
Nils Landgrin amongst others.
- Summer 1993 received a full scholarship from the
DAAD to study one year at the New School in New York
City. - Studied in New York with Lee Konitz, Dewey
Redman, Dave Liebman, Rich Perry, and Kenny Werner.
While in New York had the opportunity to play with
John Abercrombie, Joe Chambers, Jack Walrath and Maria
Schneider. 1997-2001 lived in New York as freelance
musician with regular concerts with his Quartet. During
this period two CD’s
were recorded. One studio CD titled "Color Suite"
and one live CD titled "Before I Leave" recorded
on a tour in Germany. Both CD’s appear on the
Lofish Music label.
- Festival performances with his own Band projects:
Sofia (Bulgaria) 1992, Maribor (Slovakia) 1996, Hamburg
1996, New York Texaco festival at the Knitting Factory
1997, Jazz Baltica in Salzau with Geir Lysne 2002 and
Copenhagen Jazz Festival 2003.
- 2005 Gabriel Coburger Quartet in Taiwan, Nov. 06
Concerts at Trinidad
- 2005 with the NDR Bigband in Shanghai, Southdafrika and Mocambique.
- May 2007 touring through Brasil with Joao Bosco |
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