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saxophonist, composer
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recording Artist Johannes Enders
is a young saxophone player in command of everything necessary: a fine band,
his own distinguished voice, and a rich international performing experience, covering gigs
with artists as diverse as Milt Hinton, Donald Byrd, Jeff Watts, Joe Locke, Roy Hargrove,
Jackie Byard, Vincent Herring, George Cables, Sam Rivers, Ronnie Burrage, Lester Bowie and
Jamaaladeen Tacuma.
He was born in 1967 in a small city near munich and picked up the horn for the first time
at the age of 14. After finishing his preliminary classical studies at at the Munich
Conservatory in 1988 he started studying at the Jazz Institute of Graz
(Austria) where he met two of his heros, Dave Liebman and Jerry Bergonzi. He won
first prizes at the International Jazz Competition in Austria in 1989 and
1991. The following year, bass player Reggie Workman recommended him for a scholarship at New
York's "New School" were Johannes soon studied with such greats as
Branford Marsalis, Liebman, Jimmy Cobb, Jim Hall, Kenny Werner and Armen Donalien. He won
a Silver Award at the American MusicFest in San Francisco (1990) and was
finalist at the Monk Competition in Washington D.C. (1991).
"One of europes most
important tenorsaxophone players."
SZ, Germany
"Enders is a masterful instrumentalist."
Howard Mandel, Down Beat Magazin, U.S.A.
"Probably one of the most important musical visitors since Paul Simon."
The Argus, Capetown, South Africa
"Unlike many other young players, Enders has his own sound."
Cadence Magazin, U.S.A.
"The discovery of the year."
Jazz Life, Austria
"Germanys answer to Joshua Redman."
Jazz Thing , Germany
"One of the most important storytellers in Jazz today."
Jazz Podium, Germany
Contact
Johannes Enders,
Westendstr. 46, D-82362 Weilheim, Germany
Fon + Fax: +49 (0) 881 9095823