Volker Goetze is a German-born New York based composer, trumpeter and filmmaker. He toured West Africa, Europe and Asia. He is featured on numerous recordings, and recorded with international artists such as

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and others. He has also performed with Steve Lacy, Brian Lynch,

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, and

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. Goetze graduated from the BMI Jazz Composers Workshop in 2007. He was a recipient of a full scholarship by the DAAD, and won 1st prize from the Dr. Konrad Kraemer Culture Award. In 2005 his composition, “Tree”, for large ensemble, was nominated for the BMI Charlie Parker Composition Award. "Tree" has been performed at the

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in New York City. Volker Goetze studied with trumpeter

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at the Hochschule für Musik Köln and Michael Mossmann at the

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. In 2007, he signed a record deal with

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, for a duo project with

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, a master Kora-player and singer from Senegal, which Goetze produced. The music was recorded in Africa, and the CD was released in October 2008. Part of the artist’s profit goes to TOSTAN, a human-rights organization in West Africa. In addition, Goetze's large ensemble CD and surround DVD, recorded at the Clive Davis Studio in New York City, will be released soon. Future projects include a multimedia event for a silent movie of

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, which will comprise musicians from New York and Senegal, with performances in Dakar and New York. Goetze co-wrote, directed and co-produced a full-length

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about Cissoko, and the role of

griot A griot (; ; Manding: jali or jeli (in N'Ko: , ''djeli'' or ''djéli'' in French spelling); Serer: kevel or kewel / okawul; Wolof: gewel) is a West African historian, storyteller, praise singer, poet, and/or musician. The griot is a repos ...

s in Africa entitled ''

Griot A griot (; ; Manding: jali or jeli (in N'Ko: , ''djeli'' or ''djéli'' in French spelling); Serer: kevel or kewel / okawul; Wolof: gewel) is a West African historian, storyteller, praise singer, poet, and/or musician. The griot is a repos ...

''.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Goetze, Volker Living people German trumpeters Male trumpeters 1972 births 21st-century trumpeters 21st-century German male musicians Motéma Music artists