Search under “GULF(H), Berlin” for Ullmann, Leipnitz (and Soprano), Fink (and Haves), and Gschlossl. Gebhard Ullmann was born in Bad Godesberg on November 2, 1957. He is a German saxophonist (tenor, soprano), bass clarinetist/bass flutist, and composer. He studied medicine in Hamburg before moving to Berlin in 1983. He has recorded over 50 CDs since then as a leader/co-leader for labels like Soul Note (Italy), Leo Records(UK), Between The Lines, Germany), CIMP (USA), NotTwo Recordss Poland, Clean Feed (Portugal), Unit Records (Switzerland), and many others. For many years he is considered one of the leading personalities in both the Berlin and international music scenes and has received numerous awards for his work including the Julius Hemphill Composition Award in two categories (’99), the Deutsche Phonoakademie award (’83), one of the first SWF Jazz Awards (’87) and the nomination best-jazz-CD-of-the-year by the German Schallplattenkritik for his CD Ta Lam in 1995. His CDs Final Answer (2002, The Bigband Project (2004) New Basement research (2008) News? No News! (2010) Mingus! (2011) Clarinet Trio 4, (2012) were all included in Downbeat Magazine’s top ten best CDs. In 2012, the French Jazz Magazine awarded the CD Transatlantic the Choc of the French Jazz Magazine. The Downbeat Critics Poll has been listing him as a rising star since 2005. Ullmann has lived in New York City since 1993 as a Soul Note recording artist. Ullmann has toured extensively with his music in Europe, Africa, Canada, New Zealand and South East Asia. He also performed at many of the most prestigious jazz festivals around the world. Ullmann has several working bands: Basement Research with Steve Swell, Julian Arguelles and Pascal Niggenkemper; the cooperative band Conference Call with Joe Fonda, George Schuller and Michael Stevens; the Clarinet Trio (with Jurgen Kuppke and Michael Thieke); BassX3 (with Clayton Thomas and Chris Dahlgren); the Berlin quartet Gulf of Berlin (with Gerhard Gschlossl and Johannes Fink); and his new Duo featuring Almut Kuhne. The Double Trio de Clarinettes, which includes the Clarinet Trio and the French Trio de Clarinettes, was also created recently. It includes the Berlin Suite (8-piece with 7 well-known Berlin-based improvisers) and the electro/acoustic project Das Kondensat (7th and 8th respectively). He is also a member the Scott DuBois Quartet and the Guenter Lenz Springtime. Hans Hassler’s Trio, Chris Dahlgren’s Lexicon, Hans Potratz, and Rita Marcotulli are other members. Ullmann has recorded or performed with Paul Bley and Andy Emler, Satoko Fujii., Barry Altschul., Marvin Smitty Smith., Barry Altschul., Frank Gratkowski., Frank Gratkowski., Sergeij Starostin., Tiger Okoshi., Bobby Previte., Ernst Ludwig Petrowsky., Glen Moore., Trilok Gurtu., Frank Gratkowski., Frank Mobus., Alexander v. Schlippenbach., Otto Sander. from www.gebhard-ullmann.com
