Embryo (jazz band)

Embryo
Christian Burchard, Finkenbach Festival 2011
Background information
Origin	Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Genres	Progressive rock Krautrock Jazz fusion World music
Years active	1969–present
Labels	Brain, Schneeball, Materiali Sonori, Garden of Delight, Ohr, United Artists
Associated acts	Amon Düül 2, Can, Guru Guru, Dissidenten, Franz Ferdinand
Website	http://www.embryo.de

Members	Christian Burchard (drums, percussion, vibes, marimba, keyboards, clavinet, cimbalon, santur, vocals) Marja Burchard (piano, marimba, trombone) Valentin Altenberger (guitar, oud, bass, percussion) Jens Polheide (bass, flute, nay) Dieter Serfas (drums, percussion) Mik Quantius (vocals)

Past members	Edgar Hofmann (soprano and alto saxophone, flute, clarinet, dilruba, shanai, violin, perc.) Lothar Meid (bass) Roberto Détrée (cello) Ralph (“Butze”) Fischer (drums, percussion) Hansi Fischer (saxophone, flute, percussion, vocals) Jimmy Jackson (organ, mellotron, piano) Hermann Breuer (el-piano, organ, trombone) Roman Bunka (guitar, bass, saz, oud, veena, sitar, clavinet, ring modulator, perc., vocals) Geoff Goodman (guitar) Dave King (bass, flute, marimba, vocals) Sigi Schwab (guitars, veena) Jörg Evers (el-bass) Uve Müllrich (bass, guitar, oud, bağlama, rubab, perc, vocals) Maria Archer (percussion, vocals) Klaus Götzner (percussion) Dieter Miekautsch (keyboards, percussion) Michael Wehmeyer (keyboards, percussion) Friedemann Josch (flute) Christoph Karrer (guitar, oud) Freddy Setz (drums) Gerald Hartwig Luciano (bass, percussion, vocals) Ramesh Shotam (thavil, percussion) Paramashivam Pilai (thavil) Ulrich Bassenge (double bass) Yulyus Golombeck (guitar) Chuck Henderson (soprano saxophone, perc.) Chris Lachotta (bass) Lothar Stahl (drums, marimba) Karsten Hochapfel (cello, oud, guitar) Max Weissenfeldt (percussion, marimba) Masaru Nishimoto (flute, Taisho koto) Guest musicians Mal Waldron (piano, el-piano) Charlie Mariano (alto and soprano sax., nadaswaram, flute) Holger Trülzsch (bongos) Peter Michael Hamel (flute) Salah Ragab (drums, percussion, piano) El Houssaine Kili (guimbri) Marque Löwenthal (piano) Larry Porter (piano, keyboards) Allan Praskin (saxophone) Roland Schaeffer (nagasuram) Monty Waters (alto saxophone) Abdul Wahab (percussion) Marty Cook (tabla) Jamal Mohmand (harmonium, vocals) Albert Kuvezin (throat singing, guitar) Xizhi Nie (hulusi, erhu) Norbert Dömling (bass) Jurji Parfenov (trumpet, cornet, horn) Dirk Engelhardt (tenor saxophone)

Edgar Hofmann (soprano and alto saxophone, flute, clarinet, dilruba, shanai, violin, perc.)
Lothar Meid (bass)
Roberto Détrée (cello)
Ralph (“Butze”) Fischer (drums, percussion)
Hansi Fischer (saxophone, flute, percussion, vocals)
Jimmy Jackson (organ, mellotron, piano)
Hermann Breuer (el-piano, organ, trombone)
Roman Bunka (guitar, bass, saz, oud, veena, sitar, clavinet, ring modulator, perc., vocals)
Geoff Goodman (guitar)
Dave King (bass, flute, marimba, vocals)
Sigi Schwab (guitars, veena)
Jörg Evers (el-bass)
Uve Müllrich (bass, guitar, oud, bağlama, rubab, perc, vocals)
Maria Archer (percussion, vocals)
Klaus Götzner (percussion)
Dieter Miekautsch (keyboards, percussion)
Michael Wehmeyer (keyboards, percussion)
Friedemann Josch (flute)
Christoph Karrer (guitar, oud)
Freddy Setz (drums)
Gerald Hartwig Luciano (bass, percussion, vocals)
Ramesh Shotam (thavil, percussion)
Paramashivam Pilai (thavil)
Ulrich Bassenge (double bass)
Yulyus Golombeck (guitar)
Chuck Henderson (soprano saxophone, perc.)
Chris Lachotta (bass)
Lothar Stahl (drums, marimba)
Karsten Hochapfel (cello, oud, guitar)
Max Weissenfeldt (percussion, marimba)
Masaru Nishimoto (flute, Taisho koto)

Embryo is a musical collective from Munich which has been active since 1969, although its story started in the mid-1950s in Hof where Christian Burchard and Dieter Serfas met for the first time at the age of 10. It was one of the most important German jazz-rock bands during the 1970s and has also been described as "the most eclectic of the Krautrock bands."

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