Passport (band)
Passport | |
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Passport in the Offside Festival, Geldern, (2008). | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Munich, Germany |
| Genres | Jazz, jazz-rock, jazz fusion, progressive rock |
| Years active | 1971–present |
| Labels | Atlantic, Warner, Atco |
| Members | Klaus Doldinger Peter O'Mara Patrick Scales Michael Hornek Christian Lettner Biboul Darouiche Ernst Ströer |
| Past members | Brian Auger Frank Roberts Philip Catherine Curt Cress Johnny Griffin Jim Jackson Brian Spring Willy Ketzer Alexis Korner Volker Kriegel Olaf Kubler Udo Lindenberg Elmer Louis Roy Louis Lothar Meid Alphonse Mouzon Kevin Mulligan Dieter Petereit Hendrik Schaper Wolfgang Schmid John Mealing Kristian Schultze Vladislav Sendecki Hermann Weindorf Roykey Whydh Pete York |
| Website | www |
Passport is a German jazz ensemble led by saxophonist Klaus Doldinger. Passport was formed in 1971 as a jazz fusion group, similar to Weather Report. The ensemble's first recording was issued in 1971. The band's membership has had numerous changes over the years. The lineup that brought them to European and international prominence in the mid 1970s consisted of Doldinger, drummer Curt Cress, guitarist/bassist Wolfgang Schmid and keyboardist Kristian Schultze. The group has recorded for Atlantic and Warner Bros.