Jazz (1983 -1990)
Line-up in alternating cast:
Ulrike Hagemeyer voice
Heinz Elpermann drums
Winni Axmann drums, percussion
Wolfram ‚Herbie‘ Bittner bass
Reinhard Aulke bass
Andreas Schwienhorst piano
Wolfgang Aulke tenor- & soprano sax
Ansgar Specht guitar
Dieter Kuhlmann trombone
Pure jazz and latin jazz; Standards of Corea, Tanja Maria and others, own compositions by Schwienhorst, Kuhlmann, W. Aulke, numerous performances annually between Cuxhaven and Frankfurt.


Gitarrenduo (1978 – 1990)

Line-up:
Wolfgang Aulke: acoustic guitar, voice
Wolfgang Köster: acoustic guitar, voice
additional: Matthias Schäfers: flute
Two guitars, two voices, own compositions, numerous performances throughout Germany.
ArtRock
(1980 – 1990)
Line-up:
Wolfgang Köster: guitars, percussion, metallophon
Wolfgang Aulke: tenorsax, sopransax, metallophon, acoustic guitar
Reinhard Aulke: fretless & fretted bass
Matthias Schäfers: flute, altosax, keyboards, sequenzer
Andreas Schwienhorst: piano, percussion, metallophon
Peter Niemann: drums, chimes, glockenspiel

Own compositions, such as »Kranich«, »Walk«, »Gush«, »Heptathlon« with intricate rhythm changes, »Suite I&II«, »Under an iceberg« or »Alhambra«. Numerous performances between Oldenburg and Darmstadt in jazz clubs or at jazz festivals.
Melan Gala (ancient Greek) = »black milk«
see under audio files:
https://www.wolfgang-aulke.de/content/audiofiles.php
Melan Gala I (composed by Reinhard Aulke) - The Great View (composed by Reinhard Aulke)
Line-up:
Helge Zumdiek drums
Reinhard Aulke bass
Andreas Schwienhorst piano
Wolfgang Aulke electric & acoustic guitars
Dieter Kuhlmann trombone
Willi Budde trumpet
Thomas Röttger tenorsaxophon
Matthias Otto altosaxophon
Own arrangements of jazz and latin jazz standards from the Real-Book. Performances in North Rhine-Westphalia.