Rue Protzer

Rue Protzer (* 1966 in Stuttgart as Rüdiger Protzer ) is a German jazz guitarist and composer; He leads the group Rue de Paris.

Life and work

Protzer grew up in Nuremberg, where he won with 15 his first composition competition. After graduation, he worked as a studio musician. From 1987 to 1994 he studied at the Conservatory of Nuremberg (now College of Music Nuremberg ) classical guitar, composition and conducting. After studying with Pat Metheny, Joe Beck, Gene Bertoncini and Peter O'Mara he turned to all the jazz.

Protzer debut album Rue de Paris was published in 2005 under the title Quiet Motion with Sony Classical and met with the critics on a very positive response. Further members of the group were Ack van Rooyen, Adam Nussbaum, Thomas Rückert and John Goldsby. The second Rue de Paris album titled New York Slow (including with Randy Brecker and Lee Konitz ) was released in 2007 again with Sony Classical. In 2009, finally appeared with Trois a third album the group with the regular cast Protzer, walnut, Rueckert and bassist Marc Johnson. In addition, work on some tracks with the singer Cecile Verny and trumpeter Julian Wasserfuhr. The magazine chose the album Stereoplay Trois number three of the ten best jazz CDs of the year.

In 2010, he led his composition Xanivia on with the Metropole Orkest. 2012, the world premiere of The Pirt trip for orchestra and guitar in Nuremberg Tafelhalle took place.

For the 2013 released album One Note Story Protzer has used "a kind of all-star band of young German jazz ". For the Nuremberg city newspaper Plaerrer marks the album " an elegant but decisive turn-around to an eminently rhythmic language of jazz " in which also many pieces based on odd meters. The stylistic change is underscored by the use of a Fender Stratocaster, their specific sound, the album " dominated "; they played a crucial role in the conception of the album, according to Protzer: " The effect of a theme also always depends on the sound of the instrument. So it makes sense to know exactly what instrument to compose. "

Disco printing specifications

• Rue de Paris - Quiet Motion ( Sony Classical / Sony BMG) with Adam Nussbaum, John Goldsby, Thomas Rückert, Ack van Rooyen (2005)
• Rue de Paris - New York Slow ( Sony Classical / Sony BMG) with Randy Brecker, Lee Konitz, Adam Nussbaum, Jay Anderson, Thomas Rückert (2007)
• Rue de Paris - Trois ( intuition ) with Adam Nussbaum, Thomas Rückert, Marc Johnson, Cecile Verny, Julian Wasserfuhr (2009)
• Rue Protzer - One Note Story ( intuition ) with Patrick Scales, Sebastian Studnitzky, Lutz Häfner, Jesse Milliner, Jürgen Neudert, Christian choir screen (2013 )