Ulli Jünemann
©Photography / Paul Gerhard
alto sax, soprano sax, electronics
Germany
German jazz alto sax great Ulli Jünemann is active on the European live music scene. He also runs his own live music agency.
In addition to his work as a jazz musician, he composes and arranges music, including both „mainstream“ and some electronic jazz, and is active as a music educator.
Jünemann has had the opportunity to work and learn from jazz greats such as Ack van Rooyen, Keith Copeland, Ingrid Jensen, Adam Nussbaum, Slide Hampton, Dave Liebman, Lew Tabackin, Michael Brecker, Lee Konitz, Yellowjackets, Jimi Halperin, and Barry Harris. His mentor, John Ruocco, was particularly influential, guiding him deeply into the world of jazz and saxophone artistry. Other important musical partners include Hugh Fraser, Don Thompson, Lalo Schifrin, Bobby Shew, Ugonna Okegwo, and Wollie Kaiser.
Throughout his career, Ulli Jünemann has been the recipient several awards and scholarships, including:
Scholarship from Berklee College, Boston U.S.A.
Scholarship from the Banff Centre for the Arts, Canada
Finalist at Jazz à Vienne, France
“Hessian Jazz Sponsorship Award”
In addition to his career as a performing artist, Jünemann is active in music education. He has taught at the Mainz Conservatory and was a guest professor at the Franz Liszt University of Music in Weimar. Currently, he offers private lessons, regular workshops at the Jazz & Pop School in Darmstadt under the direction of pianist Uli Partheil, and an entire body of online classes.
Among his valued musical partners in recent years are Gene Jackson, Adam Nussbaum, Jay Anderson, Jeanfrançois Prins, Bruno Castellucci, Jasper van’t Hof, and Uli Partheil.
“City Nights” is Ulli Jünemann’s sixth album as a leader or co-leader, and “Three for All” his seventh.
Artist on GAM Records
Three for All – Coming Soon! – International release date: March 7, 2025
"Three for All" celebrates the collaboration between Ulli Jünemann and Jasper van't Hof, the beautiful outcome of over 25 years of a tremendous musical friendship. Jünemann has decided to deepen this fantastic connection by recording music together. Driven by his insatiable passion for innovative jazz compositions and his tireless search for new, exciting soundscapes, the idea for this extraordinary, eagerly awaited project was born, with Jeanfrançois Prins, an exceptional Belgian guitarist and also a long-time friend, enriches the trio with his unique artistic perspective, further compositions and arrangements. The three are deeply rooted in jazz, but combine this effortlessly with an openness to cross-genre experimentation - a great combination! The artists found the perfect place to realize their musical visions in the culturally vibrant city of Brussels.
City Nights – Out Now!
German Saxophonist Ulli Jünemann is considered an aesthete among European alto saxophonists.
Together with the "Jazz-Giant" drummer Bruno Castellucci, the exceptional Belgian guitarist Jeanfrançois Prins, and the masterful French Hammond Organ specialist, Jean Yves Jung, "City Nights" deliver uniquely warm and groovy Organ Soul Jazz.
Exciting grooves, familiar melodies, compelling compositions, lots of interaction and tasteful solos invite live audiences and audiophiles to listen, sway along, and move.