Musicians

GEORGE GRUNTZ CONCERT JAZZ BAND
Who plays in which band ?
 

 


 

1972 - 76 - 78 - 80 - 81 - 82 - 83 (Europe)

84-I (NYC/Europe) 84-II (Southamerica)

87-I (Europe) - 87-II (USA) - 88-I (Europe)

88-II (Far East) - 89-I (Europe) - 89-II (USA)

90 (Europe/Israel) 91-I (NYC REC)

91-II (Europe) 92-I (Europe) - 92-II (China)

94-I (NYC REC) 94-II (Europe) - 94-III (USA)

94-IV (Europe) 95 (Europe) - 96 (Europe/Russia)

97-I (Europe) - 97-II (Egypt) - 98-I (Europe)

98-II (Canada/USA) - 98-III (Europe)

00-I (Switzerland/Turkey) - 00-II (China)

00-III (NYC REC) - 01 (Europe) - 02 (Europe)

03 (NYC BIRDLAND) - 04 (Europe) - 05 (NYC REC)

06 (Europe) - 07-I (Europe) - 07-II (Switzerland)
 07-III (Europe) - 08-I (Europe/Russia)
10-I (Switzerland) - 11-I (Europe) - 11-II (Switzerland)


Trumpets:

Franco Ambrosetti

(72/76/78/87-II/88-II BERLIN/89-I-REC/91 REC- NYC/91-II-LUGANO/96/97/03/05 REC NYC)

Benny Bailey

(72/76/78)

Marcus Belgrave

(83/84-I+II)

Americo Bellotto

(78/80)

Alan Botchinsky

(78)

Randy Brecker

(91 REC NYC)

Cecil Bridgewater


Tanya Darby (11-I/11-II)

Stanton Davis

(89-I)

John D'earth

(91 I+II/92-I+II/94-I+III/95)

Glenn Drewes

(89-II)

Jon Faddis

(76/91 REC NYC/94-II+III)

Earl Gardner

(78/95/98-I+II)

Dusko Gojkovitch

(72/76)

Tatum Greenblatt (07-II+III/08-I)

Tim Hagans

(92-I+II)

Tom Harrell

(80/81/83/84-II/94-IV)

Virgil Jones

(72)

Ryan Kisor

(94-I+II)

Joe Magnarelli (11-I/11-II)

Matthieu Michel

(98-II/98-III Berlin/00-I+II+III/03/05 REC NYC/06)

Palle Mikkelborg

(76/78/81/82/83/84-I/87-I)

Bob Millikan

(91 REC NYC)

Mike Mossman

(89-I/90/91 REC NYC/96/97/03)

Alexander Norris

(11-II)

Bill Pusey

(81/82/83/84-I+II)

Kenny Rampton

(96 throu 98-II/00-I thru 02/04/05 REC NYC/06/07-I+III/10-I)

Enrico Rava

(87-II)

Herb Robertson

(90/94-I+II+III)

Claudio Roditi

(87-I)

Mike Rodriguez

10-I/11-I

Wallace Roney

(91-I+II)

Arturo Sandoval

(88-I+II)

Manfred Schoof

(all bands 87 thru 90)

Woody Shaw

(72/78)

Alexander Sipiagin

(94-IV throu 98-I/98-IIi THRU 02/04/07-I+II+III/10-I)

Lew Soloff

(80/89-II/92-II/94-I+III+IV/97-I/10-I)

Terell Stafford

(98-I+II)

Jeff Stockham  (10-I/11-I/11-II) 

Marvin Stamm

(all bands 87 thru 92-I/96/97-II/98-III thru 03/05 REC NYC/06/
07-I+II+III/08-I)

Charles Sullivan/Kamau Adilifu

(80/81/82)

Ermito Valmont

(88-II HONG KONG)

Jack Walrath

(91-II/92-I+II/94-II+IV/95/97-II/01/02/03/05 REC NYC/07-I+II/08-I)

Tobias Weidinger (04/05 REC NYC/06/08-I)

Ken Wheeler

(87-II/88-I+II)

Scott Wendtholt

(98-III)

Jens Winther

(98-III)

Bass-Trumpet
Elliot Mason (07-I)

Frenchhorns:

Vincent Chancey

(84-II)

John Clark

(90/91-I+II)

Sharon Freeman

(84-I+II/87-I+II/88-I+II/89-I)

Peter Gordon

(83/84-I)

Jerry Peel

(91 REC NYC)

Jeff Stockham  (10-I/11-I) 

Tom Varner

(83/84-I+II/87-I+II/88-I+II/89-I/91-II)


Tenor-Horns:

Django Bates

(90)


Trombones:

Ray Anderson

(87-I+II/88-I+II/89-II/91 REC NYC/92-I+II/94-I+II+III/96/97-I+II/98-I)

Dave Bargeron

(83/84-I/91 REC NYC/92-I+II/94-I/94-IV thru 04/05 REC NYC/06/07-I+II+III/08-I/10-I/11-I/11-II)

Art Baron

(87-I+II/88-I+II/89-II/91 REC NYC/92-I+II/94 all/96/97-II/98-I+II)

Luis Bonilla

(98-III thru 03/05 REC NYC)

Sam Burtis

(84-I)

Joe Gallardo

(06)

Clark Gayton (98-III)

Erich Kleinschuster

(72/76/80)

Jimmy Knepper

(76/78/81/82/84-II/95)

Nils Landgren (04)
Elliot Mason (07-I)

Earl McIntyre

(94-IV/95/98-III thru 04/05 REC NYC/06/07-I+II/08-I)

René Mosele (07-II+III/08-I/10-I/11-I/11-II)

Ake Persson

(72)

Julian Priester

(83)

Janice Robinson

(84-II)

Christoph Schweizer

(96/97-I+II/03)

Eje Thelin

(78/80/81)

Steve Turre

(94-IV)

Gary Valente

(94-II+III/97/00-I thru 04/05 REC NYC/06/07-I+II+III/08-I)

Jiggs Whigham

(72/76/80/81)

Mike Zwerin

(78)


Bass-Trombones:

Runo Ericksson

(72/78/80/81)

Peter Herbolzheimer

(76)

Sumio Kuda

(88-II TOKYO)

Earl McIntyre

(98-III thru 07-I+II/08-I)

Charles Orieux

(84-II)

Douglas Purviance

(94-II)

Christoph Schweizer

(96 throu 98-I+II)

David Taylor

(82/83/84-I/87-I+II/88-I+II/89-II/90/ 91-I+II/92- I+II/94-I+III+IV/95/07-III)


Euphoniums:

Dave Bargeron

(89-I+II/90/91-I+III/92-I+II//94-IV/95/96/97- I+II/00-I+II+III/
07-I+II+III/08-I/10-I/11-II)

Art Baron

(94-IV)

Joe Daley

(89-I+II/90)

Jimmy Knepper

(95)

Jim Pugh

(91 REC NYC)

Earl McIntyre

(91-II/94-IV/95/98-III)


Tuba/Bari-S/Bass-S/bass-cl.Bb+ Eb/vocals

Howard Johnson

(76/78 and all bands 81 thru 95/97-I/98-I/01/02/04/05 REC NYC/06/07-I+II+III/08-I/10-I/11-I/11-II)

Scott Robinson

(00-I+II+III/02/03/05 REC NYC/08-I/10-I)

Steffen Schorn

(96 throu 98-II+III)


Reeds:

Flavio Ambrosetti

(72/76)

Jerry Bergonzi

(90/91 I+II)

Tim Berne

(90/94-I+II+III)

Seamus Blake

(95)

Urs Blöchlinger

(84-I+II)

Eddie Daniels

(72/76)

Jerry Dodgion

(76)

Marty Ehrlich

(94-I+III)

Ellery Eskelin

(94-all)

Bill Evans  (00-II)

Joe Farrell

(81)

Alex Foster

(91 REC NYC)

Herb Geller

(72)

Sal Giorgianni

(all bands since 91-II)

Dexter Gordon

(72)

Ric Halstead

(88-II HONG KONG)

Billy Harper

(82)

Joe Henderson

(80/87-I+II/89-II/94-IV-guest)

Chris Hunter

(84-I NYC and all bands 88 thru 92/94-II thru 98- II/00 thru 04/05 REC NYC/06/07-I+II+III/08-I/10-I/11-I/11-II)

Lee Konitz

(87-I+II)

Brian Levy

(03) 
Dave Liebman (03/05 REC NYC/06)

Bob Malach

(80/82/88-I+II/89-I/91-I+II/92-I+II/01)

David Mann

(91 REC NYC)

Charlie Mariano

(76/83)

Donny Mccaslin

(all bands 96 thru 00-I/00-III/02/04/05 REC NYC/07-III)

Bob Mintzer

(87 REC/91 REC NYC)

Ernst-Ludwig Petrowsky

(all bands 80 thru 90)

Seppo "Baron" Paakkunainen

(80/81/82/83/84-I+II)

Oliver Peters

(96)

Ferdinand Powel

(76)

Adrian Pflugshaupt  (07-II)
Scott Robinson  (08-I/10-I/11-I) 

Roger Rosenberg

(91 REC NYC)

Andy Scherrer  (10-I/11-I/11-II) 

Larry Schneider

(87-I+II/88-I+II/89-I+II/ 91-II/92-thru 95/all bands since 97-I)

Alan Skidmore

(76/78/80/81/82)

Sahib Shihab

(72)

Gary Smulyan

(11-II)

Lew Tabackin

(78)

Mark Turner (07-I)

Benny Wallace

(78)

Phil Woods

(72/88-II BERLIN)

Tom Timko (11-1)

Gary Smulyan (11-2)

Percussion:

D.J.A.D.

(91 REC NYC)

Dom Um Romao

(76)


Harp:

Lois Colin

(78)


Blues Harp:

Billy Branch

(92-I+II)

     
Banjo:    
Eddie Harris  (00-III)

Guitars:

John Scofield

(78/88-II BERLIN/91 REC NYC/03)

Carl Weathersby

(92-I+II)


Violin:

Seppo "Baron" Paakkunainen

(80/81)

Mark Feldman

(94-I+III)


Bandeneon:

Dino Saluzzi

(82/83/84-I+II/88-II BERLIN/07-II)

Accordion:

Luciano Biondini  (10-I/11-I/11-II) 

Conch Shells:

Steve Turre

(94-IV)


Tuohihuilu (Tanoflute):

Seppo "Baron" Paakkunainen

(82/83/84-I+II)


Arabian Instruments:

Burhan Öcal

(97-II/98-II/00-I)


Keyboards:

George Gruntz

(all bands)

Jasper Van't Hof

(80/81)


Bass:

Jay Anderson  (03)

Kim Clarke

(84-I)

Mark Egan

(83/84-II/00-II+III/02)

Drew Gress

(94-I+II)

Gordon Johnson

(80/81)

Herbie Kopf (04)

Niels Henning Orsted Petersen

(72/76)

Mike Richmond

(78 and all bands 82 thru 92-II/94-III+IV/95 thru 00- I/00-III/01)

Arie Volinez (05 REC NYC/06/07-I+II+III/08-I/10-I/11-I/11-II)

Drums:

Pheeroan Ak Laff

(84-I)

Gerry Brown

(82)

Ron Davis

(81)

Peter Erskine

(80/88-II BERLIN)

Danny Gottlieb

(92-I+II/94-II+III/00-II+III/02/0405 REC NYC/06/07-II/11-I)

Jeff Hirshfield

(89-II)

Daniel Humair

(72/76)

Elvin Jones

(78/94-IV-guest)

François Laizeau (07-I/10-I/11-II)

Bob Moses

(83/87-II)

Paul Motian

(88-II)

Adam Nussbaum

(84-II/87-I/88-I/89-I/90/91 REC NYC/94-IV/97/00- I/03)

Ralph Peterson jr. (01)

Tom Rainey

(94-I)

John Riley

(91-II/95/96/97-II/98-III/07-III/08-I)

Raphael Woll

(98-I+II)


Vocals:

Billy Branch

(92-I+II)

Desire

(91 REC NYC)

Sheila Jordan

(83/84-I+II/87-I+II/88-II)

Renée Manning (02/04/07-II)

Mark Murphy

(89-II)

Lauren Newton (04)

Burhan Öcal

(97-II/98-II/00-I)

Erika Stucky

(94-IV/96/07-II)

Carl Weathersby

(92-I+II)

Sandie Wollasch

(04) 




Musical Director:

George Gruntz

(all bands)


Producer

Gerard Lüll

(all bands 1972 through 2007)


Roadmanagers/executive producers:

Hope Carr

(87-II/89-II/94-III/96/98-II)

Bruno Denger

(76 thru 84-I/ 87-II/88-II/all bands 97-I through 07-III)

Felix S. Gruntz

(94-IV/08-I/10-I/11-I/11-II)

Ihno Von Hasselt

(80/81/82/83/84-I EUROPE/87/88-I/89-I+II)

Achim Hebgen

(84-II)

Urs P. Hug

(78)

F.X. Nager

(89-II/91-I+II/92-I+II/94-II)


Sound Engineers/equipment managers:

Oliver Bergner (05 REC NYC/06/07-I+II+III/08-I/10-I/11-I/11-II)

Willy Breuss

(all bands 89 thru 98-I/00-I+II/01/02/04)

Yvan Biehal

(97-I)

Fame Guenther

(82/83/84-I)

Ingo Haasch

(82 and all bands since 84-II thru 96/97-II/00-I+II/01/0204)

Michiel Hoogenboezen

(80/81)

Michael Krämer (06/07-I)

Jean-Claude Pache

(98-I/II/III)

Nico Raschke  (10-I/11-II) 

Daniel Schneider

(98-II+III)

Terry Stevens

(96/97-I)

Andrei Wedel  (08-I) 

Graphic Arts/Phenotypes:

Werner Grieder

(all bands since 78)


Board of euromusic management

Gérard Lüll

president

Bruno Denger

vice-president

Lilian Lüll

treasurer

Felix S. Gruntz

member of committee

Ralph G. Lüll

member of committee