Education
German Klaiber studied at the Swiss Jazz School in Bern, the Stuttgart Music Conservatory,
and Western Illinois University (USA) (with a scholarship from the “Ministeriums für Wissenschaft und Kunst Baden Württemberg”).
He was a student of John Clayton from 1997 to 2002. German has been an instructor at the Jazz & Rock Schulen Freiburg since 2004, and is also active as a free-lance musician.
He has also been an instructor at the Trossingen Music School since 2007.
Bands (among others)
Lilly Thornton Quartet
Junker-Klaiber
Zipflo Reinhardt Band
Volles Quartett
Sorry it´s Jazz
Patrick Tompert Trio
Manfred Junker Quartett
Andrea Mayer Quartett
Concerts and Recordings (among others)
Herb Ellis
Franco Ambrosetti
Peter Herbolzheimer
Jiggs Whigham
Ack Van Rooyen
Ernie Watts
Jeff Clayton
John Ruocco
Giani Basso
Bobby Shew
Ron Williams
Wolfgang Lackerschmid
Wolfgang Haffner
Selected Discography
Manfred Junker/German Klaiber – “Meeting Mr. Rodgers”
Andrea Mayer Quartet – “A Tribute to Ella Fitzgerald”
Manfred Junker Quartet – “Peace of Mind”
Volles Jazz Quartett – “Hänschen Klein”
Manfred Junker/German Klaiber – “Eternally music by Charlie Chaplin”
Entrance Examination: The next audition for professional musician training program will be on 1st, 2nd, 10th and 16th of July 2011. Apply Now! Read more
Berklee Blog! How do the exchange students from Berklee do? Read the post about a visit in Freiburg at the IMCF in the Berklee Blog: Read more
Pre-Auditions 2011! For the first time it will be possible for applicants who live far away to apply for the IMCF through a pre-screening video audition. The results can be used to determine whether it is a good idea to travel a far distance for the live audition or where there might be room for improvement as preparation for the audition. Read more
Pictures from the Jazzhaus! St. Nicholas Day was celebrated in the Jazzhouse with a rocking celebration! Project Mayhem from the International Music College and student bands from the Berklee College of Music were there!Read moreRocking The German Sprache The Berklee study abroad students name a short, funny video to document the progress in their German studies. Here is the Video:
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Winter Semester 2010-11: Many young musicians from all over the world have started the studies at IMCF - including 16 exchange students from the Berklee College of Music in Boston. Welcome! Read more
Songs to download: Here is music from the students of the IMCF. Listen here!
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Deutscher Rock & Pop Prize Nomination: IMCF student Jonas Birthelmer is nominated in the category of “Deutscher Song Prize” for the Deutschen Rock & Pop Prize. Listen here with video! Read moreMore questions about training? Contact our student advisors now! Tel. 0761/36 88 89-22 Read more
The world visiting: For the first time the "Berklee International Network Summit" took place at the International Music College Freiburg - a summit of representatives of the 14 twin schools from all over the world. With photo gallery! (article in German) Read more