Rainer Pusch

MUSICAL EDUCATION

First saxophone lessons with 12 years

Studied with:

Pony Poindexter saxophone, improvisation Mannheim 1977-78

George Coleman saxophone, improvisation New York 1978

Lynn Oliver Studios ensemble, big band ' 1978

Elmar Bringezu classical flute Heidelberg 1979-80

Jerry Bergonzi saxophone, improvisation Boston 1981-83

Joe Viola classical saxophone ' ' '

Andy Mac Gee saxophone, improvisation ' ' '

Billie Pierce ' ' ' ' '

Phil Wilson composition, arrangement ' ' '

Herb Pomeroy ' ' ' ' '

Holds a Diploma of the Berklee College of Music Boston 1983

Karsten Gorzel private studies in saxophone &

improvisation concepts Freiburg since 1989

Selvaganesh karnatic rhythms Madras 1997

S. Rajaram vocal lessons Kalakshetra Madras 1996/97

ICCR scolar at theKalakshtra College of Fine Arts Madras 1998/99

ICCR scolar with Vidvan Madurai G. S. Mani Madras 1999

MUSICAL ACTIVITIES

Price at the Jazzfestival San Sebastian Spain 1977 & 80

Tour with the Frederic Rabold Crew (Goethe Institut) Rumania 1979

First record 'Journey Agent' of the Rainer Pusch Quartet Germany 1980

(with Thomas Stabenow, Micki Kersting, Klaus Wagenleiter)

Creation of the Rainer Pusch Big Band ' 1984

Music for a comic-movie Löwenzahn (German TV) ' 1985

Composition & musical direction for several pieces

at the Heidelberg Theater Germany 1986/87

Radio production of the Rainer Pusch Big Band feat.: Art Farmer Germany 1986

Concert of the Rainer Pusch Big Band on the Mannheim Jazz-Festival

under direction of Peter Herbolzheimer Germany 1986

Tour of the Rainer Pusch Big Band France 1986

Creation of the Rainer Pusch Trio feat.: Allan Blairman Germany 1987

Composition for Jazzsextet & Speaker to a poem by E. Alexander 1988

Tour & CD recording of the Rainer Pusch Quartet

feat.: Horace Parlan Germany & France 1989

Project with Claudine François & John Betsch 1990

Radio production of the Rainer Pusch Quartet at the Jazz-festival

Baden-Württemberg (Stuttgart) 1990

Concert of the Rainer Pusch Sextet feat.: Art Farmer 1991

Scolarship of the Art-Foundation Baden-Württemberg 1991

CD-recording with Karl Berger & the 'Süd Pool Ensemble' 1991

Tour of the Rainer Pusch Trio Russia, Estonia, Littonia 1992

Tour of theRainer Pusch Quartet for the Goethe Institute Indonesia 1992

Tour of the Rainer Pusch Quartet 'French Connexion'

with Benoit Paillard, Michel Bismut & Patrice Heral Germany 1993

CD-recording & tour of the Rainer Pusch & Horace Parlan Duo Germany 1994

CD recording & tour with the Gilles Trial Quartet France 1995

Duo with the german bass player Peter Kowald Germany 1995

Tour with Horace Parlan Germany 1996

Recording for A. R. Rahman Madras, Bombay India 1997

CD production & tour 'The Beginning & the End' under his own name

with Jean Marie Frédéric, Michel Bismut & Patrice Heral France 1997

Tour duo RainerPusch/Mario Stantchev France/Germany 1997

Scolarship by the ICCR for studies in Karnatic music at the

Kalakshetra College of Fine Arts India 1998/99

Private Studies with Madurai G. S. Mani India 1999

Concerts with Ganesh Kumar, Selva Ganesh, Ranjit Barot, Sivamani,

Dr Balamuralikrishnan, Louis Banks, Karl Peters, Amit Heri a. o. India 1998/99

Concerts with Siegfried Kessler, Philippe Petrucciani, Philippe Renaud,

Michel Barrot, Benoit Paillard, Antoine Lisolo, Didier de la Guila, a. o France 2000/01

Composition for large wind ensemble for the Bayrische Landesakademie Germany 2002

CD production 'Indian Songbook' with his new group Karuna

with Jean Marie Frédéric & Jean-Noél Nupin France 2003

TEACHING ACTIVITIES

Teacher for saxophone at the music school Wiesloch Germany 1979-81

' ' ' ' ' ' Neckargemünd ' 1984-86

Teacher for jazz & pop music

at the State Conservatory Heidelberg-Mannheim ' 1986-94

Member of the commission for the developping of the curriculum in

jazz & pop music at the State Conservatory Heidelberg-Mannheim ' 1990

Teacher for saxophone, big band, harmony theory

at the easter workshops at the cultural center E-Werk Erlangen ' 1986-90

Organisator & teacher for saxophone, ensemble, harmony theory of the

jazz workshops at the cultural center Alte Feuerwache Mannheim ' 1986-89

Teacher for saxophone, big band, harmony theory

at the summer workshops at the education center Inzigkofen ' 1988-96

Teacher of the workshop history & analysis of jazz & pop music

at the State Conservatory Freiburg ' 1996

Teacher for saxophone at the music school Chorus Nîmes & JAM Montpellier France 1997

Teacher for improvisation, ensemble & saxophone at the ImFP Salon de Pce. France 2000-03

Teacher for saxophone, jazz at the Cité de la Musique Marseille France 2002