Christiaan Herbert "Chris" Hinze (born June 30, 1938,

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flautist.

Life and work

Hinze initially performed publicly as a pianist until the mid-1960s, when he began studying flute at the

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and then at

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. As a pianist, he played with

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until 1966, but by 1967 was playing flute professionally with the bassist

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. His first releases as a leader were issued in 1969, and in 1970, Hinze was awarded the Best Soloist prize at the

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. In the 1970s, he formed his own ensemble, the Chris Hinze Combination, which included players such as

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and John Lee, and which saw some success with arrangements of

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in a jazz setting. He also founded the record label Keytone Records in the mid-1970s. In the 1980s, Hinze played for several years in a duo with

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and continued touring with a new version of his Combination. He began studying the

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in the middle of the decade, forming a

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ensemble which shifted toward more

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styles rather than jazz.

Discography

As leader

* ''Telemann My Way'' (CBS, 1969) * ''Vivat Vivaldi!'' (CBS, 1970) * ''Stoned Flute'' (CBS, 1970) * ''Live at Montreux'' (CBS, 1971) * ''Virgin Sacrifice'' (CBS, 1972) * ''Who Can See the Shadow of the Sun'' (CBS, 1972) * ''Hinze Plays Bacharach'' (CBS, 1973) * ''Mission Suite'' (MPS/BASF, 1973) * ''Sketches On Bach'' (CBS, 1974) * ''Sister Slick'' (CBS, 1974) * ''Variations On Bach'' (CBS, 1976) * ''Bamboo Magic'' (Atlantic, 1978) * ''Wide and Blue'' (Musicians, 1978) * ''Summer Dance Live at Montreux Vol. II'' (Keytone, 1978) * ''Impressies'' (CBS, 1979) * ''Live at the Northsea Jazz Festival'' (Keytone, 1980) * ''Flute and Mantras'' (Keytone, 1980) * ''Barocco Con Fuoco'' (Ariola, 1981) * ''Bamboo Reggae'' (Keytone, 1981) * ''Backstage'' (Melosmusik, 1982) * ''India Chintan'' (Keytone, 1983) * ''Mirror of Dreams'' (Keytone, 1983) * ''New Age Meditation Flute and Mantras Vol. 2'' (Keytone, 1984) * ''Saliah'' (Keytone, 1984) * ''Meditation and Mantras'' (Keytone, 1986) * ''Nazali'' (Keytone, 1986) * ''Chelsea Bridge'' (Keytone, 1987) * ''The Hunter'' (CBS, 1987) * ''Inner Reflections'' (Keytone, 1989) * ''China Dream'' (Keytone, 1990) * ''African Dream'' (Keytone, 1991) * ''Music for Relaxation'' (Keytone, 1992) * ''Passage'' (Keytone, 1992) * ''Princess of the Sea'' (Keytone, 1993) * ''Tibet Impressions Featuring Tsurphu Home of the Karmapas'' (Keytone, 1994) * ''Namaskar'' (Keytone, 1994) * ''Senang'' (Keytone, 1996) * ''Highlights'' (Keytone, 1996) * ''Tibet Impressions Volume II'' (Music Tibet, 1997) * ''Zen Silence'' (Keytone, 1998) * ''Zen & the Art of Dance and Meditation'' (Keytone, 1998) * ''Peaceful Mind - Music For Inner Balance'' (MasterTone, 1998) * ''Power of Mind'' (MasterTone, 1999) * Zen The Fire Within, 2001 * ''Akar Akar'' (Keytone, 2002) * ''Live in Concert'' (Keytone, 2008)

As sideman

* Rob de Nijs, ''Chansons'' (EMI, 2008) * Joachim Kuhn &

, ''Solo's and Duo's'' (Keytone, 1981) * John Lee &

, ''Infinite Jones'' (Keytone, 1974) *

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, ''Charlie Mariano with the Chris Hinze Combination'' (Intercord, 1973) * Charlie Mariano, ''Cascade'' (Keytone, 1974) *

, ''Guitarissimo'' (Nature, 1978) * Sigi Schwab, ''Total Musik'' (Keytone, 1982) * Sigi Schwab, ''Solo's Duo's and Trio's'' (Keytone, 1982) * Zbigniew Seifert, ''Zbigniew Seifert'' (Capitol, 1977) *

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, ''Hot Dub'' (Keytone, 1984) *

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& James Moody, ''Flute Summit'' (Atlantic, 1973) *

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, ''Solo'' (Keytone, 1981) * Louis van Dyke &

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, ''Metamorphose'' (CBS, 1972) * Laurens van Rooyen, ''Silly Symphony'' (CBS, 1979)

References

Bibliography

*Wim van Eyle, "Chris Hinze". '' The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz''. 2nd edition, ed.

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