Claudius Valk, born on October 20, 1966, in Ratingen, Germany, is a German jazz musician, saxophonist, clarinetist, and flautist. He studied classical and jazz saxophone at the Musikhochschule Köln and jazz music at the Folkwang Hochschule in Essen. In 1994, he received the Folkwang-Preis für Musik. From 1994 to 1999, he was a member of the Belgian saxophone quartet Blindmann. Since 1995, he has led the Valktrio, which released its first album in 1996. He formed the trio Low Cut Experience (LCE) with Norbert Scholly and Daniel Schröteler, and the duo emergenzen with Ralph Beerkircher in 2005. As a sideman, he worked with artists including Eric Vloeimans and Kenny Wheeler. Since 2001, he has taught jazz saxophone at various institutions. In 2014, he won the Neuen Deutschen Jazzpreis as the best soloist.
