Stan Sulzmann
Birth nameStanley Ernest Sulzmann
Born (1948-11-30) 30 November 1948 (age 75)
London, England
GenresJazz
Occupation(s)Musician
Instrument(s)Saxophone
Years active1964–present

Stanley Ernest Sulzmann (born 30 November 1948)[1] is an English jazz saxophonist.

Biography

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.

Discography

As leader

As sideman

With Gordon Beck

With Chet Baker

With European Jazz Ensemble

With James Last

With Michael Gibbs

With Tony Hymas

With Kenny Wheeler

With others

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Who's Who of Jazz (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 380. ISBN 0-85112-580-8.
  2. ^ "Stan Sulzmann : The Belgian Detective". Shazam.com. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Stan Sulzmann". Discogs. Retrieved 2 August 2021.

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