biography - Christian Vuust

Curriculum Vitae for Christian Vuust

Born in Aarhus, Denmark, in 1964. Tenor saxophone player and composer. Also plays soprano saxophone and clarinet.

Associate professor at Royal Academy of Music, Aarhus, Denmark. Teaches saxophone, jazz ensemble and eartraining.

Has recorded as sideman on more than 60 albums

Studied at Berklee College of Music in 1990-91, with Herb Pomeroy, George Garzone, Hal Crook, Joe Viola, and Jerry Bergonzi.

Has performed with Hal Crook, Jens Winther, Alex Riel, Lars Jansson, Audun Kleive, Per Jørgensen, and many others. Has toured with his own band in Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Greenland, Iceland, England, and Germany.

"Vuust's mature tenor playing is delightful"

Jazz Special (Scandinavia's leading jazz magazine)

"...Vuust's strongly convincing and personal saxophone playing"

Aarhus Stiftstidende (Denmark)

"Christian Vuust has a masterful and soulful tone"

Ingmar Glanzelius, Dagens Nyheter (Sweden)