Klaus Doldinger

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Klaus Doldinger (born 12 May 1936) was a German saxophonist, especially well known for jazz and as a composer of film music. He was the recipient of 1997's Bavarian Film Awards. He died October 16, 2025 in Icking, Germany. Doldinger was born in Berlin, and entered a Düsseldorf conservatory in 1947, originally studying piano and then clarinet, graduating in 1957. In his student years, Doldinger gained professional performing experience, starting in 1953 in the German Dixieland band The Feetwarmers, and recording with them in 1955. Later that year he founded Oscar's Trio, modeled on Oscar Peterson's work. During the 1960s he worked as a tenor saxophonist, working with visiting American jazz musicians and recording in his own right. Doldinger is perhaps best known for his film scores to the acclaimed German U-boat film Das Boot (1981) and later The NeverEnding Story (1984). Doldinger married Inge Beck in 1960; they have three children, Viola, Melanie and Nicolas Doldinger. Since 1968 they have resided in Icking, a small Bavarian village, south of Munich. Doldinger's jazz band Passport (2008) Doldinger's recurring jazz project Passport, started in 1971 (then called "Klaus Doldinger's Passport"), still enjoys huge success in Germany. In its influence it was sometimes called the European version of Weather Report. At various times members of Passport included Peter O'Mara (guitar), Roberto DiGioia (keyboards), Patrick Scales (bass, since 1994), Ernst Stroer (de:Ernst Ströer) (percussion, since 1989), Christian Lettner (drums, since 2000), Michael Hornek (keyboard since 2009), Biboul Darouiche (percussion, since 1995) and others. Guests include Brian Auger (1973), Johnny Griffin (1973) and Pete York (1973).[3] The first true Passport album had strong ties to Amon Düül II containing contributions from Olaf Kübler, Lothar Meid and Jimmy Jackson, it remains an off-the-radar Krautrock essential.

Klaus Doldinger (Berlín, 12 de mayo de 1936) es un músico alemán, saxofonista tenor y soprano, especialmente reconocido en el mundo del jazz y de composición de bandas sonoras para películas (compuso buena parte de la aclamada banda sonora de La Historia interminable). Entró en el conservatorio musical de la ciudad de Düsseldorf en 1947, y se graduó en 1957. En sus años de estudiante, Doldinger se unió, desde 1953, y hasta 1955, al grupo alemán The Feetwarmers. Posteriormente, fundó el grupo Oscar's Trio, siguiendo el trabajo de Oscar Peterson. La faceta más conocida de Doldinger es su participación en la composición de algunas de las más reconocidas bandas sonoras de los últimos tiempos: la aclamada película alemana Das Boot (1981), y, poco después, de La Historia Interminable (1984). Doldinger es uno de los músicos de jazz más reconocidos en Alemania, donde su proyecto Passport todavía tiene mucho éxito. Los actuales miembros de este grupo son: Peter O’Mara (guitarra), Roberto DiGioia (teclados), Patrick Scales (bajo), Ernst Stroer (percusión) y Christian Lettner (batería). Doldinger se casó con Inge Beck en 1960; tienen tres hijos: Viola, Melanie y Nicolas Doldinger. Desde 1968 residen en Icking, una pequeña aldea bávara, al sur de Múnich.