uli kempendorff

Saxophone, Clarinet, Flute, Composition

• born 1981 in Berlin
• studied Jazz at the HfM/Conservatory "Hanns Eisler"(2000-2004) in Berlin and at the City College in New York City (2006-2007)
• studied with, among others: Tony Malaby, John Ruocco, Gebhard Ullmann, Rich Perry, Volker Schlott, John Pattitucci, George Garzone
• 2002-2004: member of Peter Herbolzheimer´s BuJazzO (German Federal Youth Jazz Orchestra), member of the band's concert line-up from 2003-2004
• 2004: recipient of the Berlin Senate Jazz studio award with "four in a row"
• 2006-07: recipient of a scholarship from the DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) to study in New York City (CCNY)
• 2007: finalist and award recipient at the Concours International of the JazzParade Fribourg, Switzerland
• CD releases: with "four in a row" in 2004 on the Cologne-based label JazzHausMusik and as bandleader with the "Uli Kempendorff Quartet" in 2007 on phonector (new album will be out in spring 2010) and with "four in a row" and Gerlinde Kempendorff in 2007 on phonector

Festivals and Concerts in Switzerland, Canada, Sweden, Germany, Poland, Italy, Mexico and the USA.


collaborations and concerts with (among others):

• in small groups with "Little" Jimmy Scott (New York-Berlin Festival 2007), Mike Pride, Henrik Walsdorff, John Schröder, Andrew D´Angelo, Eivind Opsvik, Johannes Lauer, Stefan Schultze, Tomson Highway, Patty Cano, Benjamin Weidekamp, Gerlinde Kempendorff, Ronny Graupe, Christian Lillinger, Friedemann Matzeit, DJ Illvibe, Infinite Livez
• in large groups with Peter Herbolzheimer (BuJazzO), Stefan Schultze Large Ensemble, Gitte Haenning, Ari Benjamin Meyer´s "redux orchestra", Rolf v. Nordenskjöld, Peter Tenner, Christof Griese JJBC

for current projects please visit the "projects" page

other activities

• since 2004: teacher for saxophone, clarinet and flute at the public Barnim Music School in Bernau
• since 2006: teacher at the International and state-wide workshops for saxophone quartets in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
• theater productions with the German Filmorchestra Babelsberg, the Hans-Otto-Theater Potsdam and the Deutsches Theater, Berlin