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Franck Wolf
Saxophonist (Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Baritone)-Composer-Arranger Born on 30 November 1972

He enriches his artistic talent working together with groups of different musical styles. Triophone (1996-2011) CD 2004 « Un jour Ailleurs », straSax (1998-2011) CD « Frag’s » 2002 & « Vol 2 » 2005, Bernard Struber Jazztet, Sonando Horn section (2004 CD « Intuit » feat. Airto Moreira, Flora Purim). He has composed music for straSax, Triophone, Samadéon, Biréli Lagrène…and written arrangements for saxophone quartets, brass bands, big bands and horn sections. He also wrote four books (6 Trios for Alto Saxophone and Rythm Section Vol 1 & 2, and 3 sax quartets vol 1 & 2) published by Advance Music. Since september 2004 he is playing all over the world, in the greatest Jazz festivals, with Biréli Lagrène in several Projects (over 250 concerts) after different recordings : feat. André Ceccarelli Several concerts with Biréli’s trio, recording « movements » with Biréli Lagrène, Jean-Yves Jung (organ) and Jean-Marc Robin (drums) (Universal Jazz-Verve september 2012) Concerts with the Biréli Lagrène Quartet at Jazz à Vienne, Jazz in Marciac, Jazz in Antibes… Franck also plays the drums, the electric bass and the piano.
 * 1980 First Saxophone lessons
 * 1983 Takes up his studies at Strasbourg Conservatory (France) with Pierre Stéphane Meugé and      Philippe Geiss as of 1989.
 * 1986-1993 Second Instrument Percussion (with Jean Batigne and Emmanuel Séjourné)
 * 1994 Having Received the « Medaille d’or » for saxophone and chamber music
 * 2004 : Biréli Lagrène Gipsy Project « Move » CD Sony/Dreyfus jazz
 * 2005 : Biréli Lagrène Gipsy Project « live in Paris » DVD Sony/Dreyfus jazz
 * 2006 : Biréli Lagrène Gipsy Project « Just the way you are » CD Sony/Dreyfus jazz
 * 2007 : Biréli Lagrène « Electric Side » feat. Hadrien Ferrault CD Sony/Dreyfus jazz
 * 2008 : Dreyfus Night in Monaco DVD Sony/Dreyfus jazz
 * 2010 : New trio with Biréli and Jürgen Attig on Double Bass, concerts in France, Italy and Germany, sometimes featuring Didier Lockwood on Violin.
 * 2011: CD straSax  « live featuring Benjamin Moussay »
 * 2012 : Recording « Bol d’Air » Franck Wolf Trio, featuring Marcel Loeffler (Accordeon) and Davide Petrocca (Doublebass)
 * 2012 Biréli Lagrène Quartet "Mouvements" (Verve/Universal)