4th July 1943 Born in Halle, Germany
1950 - 1960 Schooling, leaves with GCSE equivalents
1957 Relocated with his family to Sonneberg in Thuringia
1960 - 1963 Vocational training (as ceramicist), with A-Level equivalent qualifications (Abitur). Singer and guitarist in amateur groups while receiving trombone lessons at the music school in Sonneberg under Hans Baake
1963 Guitarist in the Thüringer Unterhaltungsorchester, Sonneberg
1964 - 1968 Studies trombone at the Carl Maria von Weber University of Music, Dresden, under Willi Baumgärtel while also playing in various Dresdener bands as singer and guitarist
1968 - 1970 Completes exams, becomes guitarist and singer in the Manfred Ludwig Septet
1970 - 1973 Trombonist in the Modern Soul Band, Berlin
1970 - 1973 Studies classical trombone under Gerhard Lemke (German National Opera, Berlin)
1971 - 1974 Exis, Bauer’s first jazz quintet as leader
1973 - present Freelance jazz musician
1973- 1975 Synopsis, Conny Bauer tb, E.L. Petrowsky sax, Ulrich Gumpert p, Günter Sommer dr
1974 First solo concert as trombonist
1974- 1977 FEZ, Conny Bauer tb, Hannes Zerbe p, Peter Gröning dr, Christoph Niemann b
1977- 1978 Conrad Bauer Quartet, Conny Bauer tb, Uwe Kropinski gtr, Klaus Döring dr, Matthias Bauer b
1978 - present Concert tours in nearly every country in Europe as well as the USA, Canada and Japan
1978 - 1979 Conrad Bauer Quartet, Conny Bauer tb, Uwe Kropinski gtr, Peter Gröning dr, Wolfgang Musick b
1979 - present Conducting seminars with workshops, lectures and tuition
1979- 1981 Conrad Bauer Trio, Conny Bauer tb, Peter Gröning dr, Uwe Kropinski gtr
1981 Doppelmoppel, Conny Bauer tb, Uwe Kropinski g, Helmut Sachse g, Johannes Bauer tb
1983 - present The Bauer Bennink Duo, Conny Bauer tb, Han Bennink dr
1984 - present HELC, Han Bennink dr, Ernst Rejsiger cello, Luc Houtkamp sax, Conny Bauer tb
1984 - present Zentralquartett, Conny Bauer tb, E.L. Petrowsky sax, Ulrich Gumpert p, Günter Sommer dr
1986 Klangprojekt ‘86, Conny Bauer composition + bandleader, 19 musicians from the GDR mainstream- and free-jazz scenes, plus guest Jay Oliver b
1987 - 1988 Jazzorchester der DDR, as per Klangprojekt ’86 with guests; Barre Phillips b, Gianluigi Trovesi as
1987 - 1989 Quartett ohne Namen, Conny Bauer tb, Helmut Sachse gtr, Johannes Bauer tb and various drummers including Bill Elgart, Günter Sommer and Peter Hollinger
1991 Conrad Bauer Trio, Conny Bauer tb, Peter Kowald b, Günter Sommer dr
1992 - 1994 Double Doses, Conny Bauer tb + composition, Iven Hausmann tb, Jan van Kleewitz sax, Rudi Mahal bcl, Reiner Robben dr, Michael Griener dr, Matthias Bauer b, Hartwig Nikola bg
1998 Echtzeitmusik, Conny Bauer tb and composition, Jon Rose viol, Alex Kolkowski viol, Nicholas Bussmann cello, Michael Gross tp, Joe Williamson b, Tony Buck dr, Hanno Leichtmann electronics + dr, Gregor Hotz sax, Leonid Soybelman g
2000 - present Love and Blues, concert reading with actor Walfriede Schmitt and Ruth Hohmann voc, Conny Bauer tb, Ulrich Gumpert p
2002 Conrad Bauer Trio, Conny Bauer tb, Barre Philipps b, Günter Sommer dr
2005 - present Bauer 4, Conny Bauer tb, Johannes Bauer tb, Matthias Bauer b, Louis Rastig p
2008 OCC, Olaf Rupp gtr, Clayton Thomas b, Conny Bauer tb
