Karoline Höfler

Karoline Höfler doublebass

Born in Tübingen (Germany) in 1962.

1987 2nd price at the "youth jazzes" contest (duo with Dieter Fischer – git).

Studied at the music conservatory Stuttgart, faculty of jazz with a masters degree under

Thomas Stabenow 1987-92.

1992 – 98 leader of the group Charly Haigl's Festival Band, who won the 2nd price at the "concours international des orchesteres" in Vienne/F.

1995 jazzprice of Baden-Württemberg.

1996 price at the IBK (trio with Ull Möck – p and Hans Fickelscher – dr).

Working as a freelancer in many jazz-bands, from solo up to bigband, from mainstream up to free improvisation. concerts, international jazzfestivals, tours in foreign contries (Europe, Africa, Asia, Southamerika), performance projects (also solo) for art exhibitions, film-, theater-, radio drama-music, radio and TV recordings, CD recordings.

Teacher for doublebass.

Projects and Concerts:

Dieter Fischer Trio; Ull Möck Trio; The GRAND Dizzy Krisch PIANO Trio; The VIP Vibraphone Trio; The Dizzy Krisch Vibraphone Quartet; Günter Weiss Quartet; Four Roses (Geneva);

Dance & Musikproject "Die Kontrabass", "L'operà de la lune", Ratrabra (Switzerland/Germany)

Trio "modern dance & jazz"; Staatsoper Stuttgart; Staatstheater Saarbrücken; "stötter's nevertheless" (Claus Stötter), Jochen Feucht Trio, Marc Liebeskind Quartett (West-Africa tour) Timeless Art Orchestra; Bobby Burgess Bigband; Walter Lang Quintett; Orchestra-project with Butch Morris "Dirigat 107", Filmmusic and concerts with Fred Frith (rivers & tides); Theatermusic e. g. Theater Rampe in Stuttgart; duo performance with Riccardo Del Fra; several stays in Jakarta/Indonesia for concerts and teaching...

Hans Koller, Bernd Konrad, Gabriele Hasler, Wolfgang Haffner, Irene Schweizer, Don Menza, Bobby Shew, Adrian Mears, Carla Cook, Allan Praskin, Andi Scherrer, Denis Badeault, François Laizeaux, Indra Lesmana, ect...

Discography:

1990 LP/CD "Voicings" Lukas Heidepriem Quartett

1992 CD "For You" Deviana Daudsjah Trio

1993 CD "Martin Keller Quintett/Oktett"

1993 CD "Without Words" Timeless Art Orchestra

1994 CD "How high the moon" Ull Möck Trio

1994 CD "Karoline Höfler presents: Charly Haigl's Festival Band"

1996 CD "Snowmoe" Marc Liebeskind Quartet

1996 CD "Butter's Idea" Bobby Burgess Bigband Explosion

1997 CD "Günter Weiss Quartett"

1998 CD "Drilling" Ull Möck Trio

2000 CD "Dieter Fischer: Trio Music"

2000 CD "Tales of two cities" Walter Lang Quintett

2001 CD "Histoire d'eau" Four Roses

2001 CD "A tribute to Milt Jackson" Dizzy Krisch Vibraphon Quartet

2003 CD "Fred Frith ->Rivers and Tides, working with time" (Andy Goldsworthy)

2003 CD "Handling" Ull Möck Trio live SWR Tübingen

2006 CD "Märchen von der Fremde" Märchen und Musik für refugio stuttgart e. V.

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