Christoph Winckel

1950
Born in Zeitz/Germany

1970
Double bass-studies in Leipzig. Member of several ensembles, including „Mama Basuto”, Manfred-Schulze-Formation, Joe Sachse Quartet, „Osiris”, Andy Altenfelder Quintett. Tours with Leo Wright and Charlie Mariano. Performances by Hermann Keller compositions

1980
Making music in groups with Hannes Bauer, Heiner Reinhardt, Dietmar Diesner, Lothar Fiedler, Hansi Noack, Peter Koch – for example with the dancer Fine Kwiatkowski in „Fine“, the string quartet „18 Draht“ and with Tohm di Roes, Manfred Schulze, Heiner Reinhardt in „Atropa bella donna”. In England, in „Tommys & Krauts“ with Willi Kellers, Alan Tomlinson, Alan Wilkinson, Alex Maguire. In Switzerland projects with Urs Blöchlinger, Werner Lüdi. Concerts with Ernst-Ludwig Petrowsky, Tony Oxley, Phil Minton, John Tchicai, Marilyn Cryspel, Sven-Åke Johansson, Tristan Honsinger, Radu Malfatti, John Butcher. World premieres of compositions for double bass by Helmut Zapf and Georg Katzer

1990
„Ruf der Heimat“ with Ernst-Ludwig Petrowsky, Thomas Borgmann, Willi Kellers. Trio with Peter Brötzmann and Willi Kellers. Charles Gayle-Trio, Duo-Tour with Peter Kowald. „Liebe Freiheit Abenteuer“ with Dorothea Schürch and Alan Tomlinson. „O.T.“ with A. R. Penck, Helge Leiberg, Lothar Fiedler. Concerts with Steve Noble, Chris Cutler, Maggie Nichols, Sybille Pomorin, Lol Coxhill John Rose, Jay Oliver, Werner Lüdi, Urs Blöchlinger, Dieter Ulrich, Roy Campbell amongst others. Music at the Hamburger Schauspielhaus and at Theater Bochum with Peter Brötzmann and Willi Kellers. Solo performance after „Der Kontrabass“ by Patrick Süskind

2000
„Ruf der Heimat“, „Drei Länder Quartett“ with Warnie Altmann, Bernd Born, Peter Koch. Manfred-Hering-Trio. Solo concerts

2010
„Ruf der Heimat“,Tomlinson-Winckel-Kellers-Trio. MACHOL with Matthias Schubert and Oliver Steidle

2013
CD production WELTTOURNEE with Dieter Ulrich and Ernst Ludwig Petrowsky

2015
„Ruf der Heimat“ and MACHOL, e.g. Jazzwerkstatt Peitz 2015
Sessions with WELTTOURNEE in Berlin

2017
>> Ruf der Heimat EXTENDED, featuring Heinz Sauer & Jan Roder in House of Life Berlin
>> HOLZ-AKTION! Performance for 9 bassists >> premiere in Berlin

2018
Alan-Tomlinson-Trio in Magdeburg and in the seaside resort Heringsdorf
„Ruf der Heimat” in Saarländisches Künstlerhaus

2019
Co-founder of the bands >> SECHSACHSER and >> ÄLLÄGDROH-SCHRODD

2020 |2021
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