Ulli Jünemann

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.

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