Instructors and workshops
The musicians of the LJJO meet twice a year for one-week workshop sessions. New arrangements, which are often written exclusively for this big band, are rehearsed under the direction of Wolfgang Diefenbach and well-known jazz musicians as instructors.
Collaboration with instructors from the international jazz scene is an important feature of the rehearsals. This concept proved its value during the formation of the band and is still equally valid today: first-class instructors communicate the spirit of jazz!
Saxophone
- Allard Buwalda
- Jeff Clayton
- Herb Geller
- Karsten Gorzel
- Frank Gratkowski
- Tony Lakatos
- Christof Lauer
- Charlie Mariano
- Don Menza
- Bob Mintzer
- Wilson de Oliveira
- Stefan Pfeiffer
- Peter Ponzol
- John Ruocco
- Peter Weniger
- Heiner Wiberny
Trombone
Trumpet
- Ingolf Burckhardt
- Malte Burba
- Felice Civitareale
- Dusko Goykovich
- Jan Oosthof
- Ack van Rooyen
- Bobby Shew
- Stefan Zimmermann
Bass
Guitar
- Wolfgang Seifert
- Russ Spiegel
Piano
Drums
- Herbert Bings
- Cees Cranenburg
- Thomas Cremer
- Michael Küttner
- Janusz Stefański
Percussion
Arranger
- Ray Brown
- John Clayton
- Lex Jasper
- Axel Jungbluth
- Bob Mintzer
- Rob Pronk
- Jerry van Rooyen
- Maria Schneider
- Joachim Ulrich
- Michael Villmow
- Jan Wessels
- Gunter Hampel
Bandleader
- Thilo Berg
- Kurt Bong
- John Clayton
- Dieter Glawischnig
- Bob Mintzer
- Rob Pronk
- Jerry van Rooyen
- Maria Schneider
- Jiggs Whigham

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