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Uppsala

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Released: Jan 1, 2008

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Uppsala
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Chokladkaka
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718 Not Manhattan
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Genre: Acoustic / Jazz / Nu-Jazz
Location Vienna, UK
Profile Views: 28942
Last Login: 6/11/2011
Member Since 10/8/2006
Website www.christophauer.at
Record Label www.sessionworkrecords.com
Type of Label Indie
Bio
Christoph Pepe Auer was born in 1981 in Tyrol, Austria. From the age of 5 he studied music. 2001 he started the university for music in Graz to study saxophon-jazz. His teachers during this time were Florian Bramböck, Karl-Heinz Miklin, Heinrich von Kalnein and Klaus Dickbauer. 2005 he has got the bachelor of arts. Christoph is now a Vienna-based saxophone player. He also got lessons from Dick Oatts, George Garzone, Donny McCaslin, Branford Marsalis, David Binney, Tony Malaby, Marcus Strickland, Jason Lindner and more. He performed with the musicians Adam Holzman (keyboard, Miles Davis Band ), Joseph Bowie, David Murray as well as the Concert Jazz Orchestra Vienna. He was sent in 2005 as a representative of the University of Graz to the I.A.S.J. meeting directed by David Liebman. This influenced him to work more intensely on composition. In 2005 he received The Hans Koller Prize, which gave him the opportunity to travel to New York. There he took lessons from Tony Malaby, Donny McCaslin, Marcus Strickland and Branford Marsalis. Awards 2004 Jazzprice Biberach 2005 Hans Koller Price New York Scholarship 2005 Scholarship University of Music Graz 2005 Student represententative of University of Music Graz at the IASJ Annual Jazzmeeting in Poland directed by David Liebman 2006 2nd Scholarship University of Music Graz .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .......... .......... ......
Members
New York Band: Art Hirahara - piano, Nicolas Letman-Burtinovic - bass, Ziv Ravitz - drums; Christoph Pepe Auer Quartet: Martin Reiter - piano, Matthias Pichler - bass, Peter Kronreif - drums; Bassklarinette / Hang Duo: Manu Delago
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Sounds Like
Living Room: plays Nirvana .. .. .. .. .. .. .. --- "718 - Not Manhattan". The New York Sessions CD-Release. Live in Manhattan April 07. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. "Uppsala". The New York Sessions CD-Release. Live in Manhattan April 07. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. CD Living Room .. .. .. .. .. .. .. "Chokladkaka BigBand Version" Live in Graz 07. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..