Christian Ludwig Mayer (born March 21, 1974) is a German pianist and composer. He also appears under the pseudonym of Ludwig Auwald. Mayer began as an

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and studied jazz piano and classical piano with

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at Richard-Strauss-Konservatorium München, as well as

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and jazz composition. He has worked with Gunther Klatt, Giora Feidman, Marcus Woelfle, and New Orleans based trombonist Dwayne Paulin. He also works frequently with Montauk based violinist Bob Stern.

Partial discography

* 1997 ''Black & White'', Dwayne Paulin Quartet, Bauer Studios Ludwigburg-CHAOS * 2004 ''Cabaret Modern'', AudioFilm with Noël Akchoté, Red, Giovanna Cacciola,

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, Jean-Louis Costes, etc.,

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* 2009 ''Dedications'', MAQ, Michael Ausserbauer Quartett * 2010 ''Robert Schumann – Von Wilden Reitern und Träumereien'', classical music history for children, based on

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IGEL-Records, BR-Klassik

References

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biography

''Derry Journal''

MacCinema

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