In addition to his activities as a soloist, he has played in and led various jazz ensembles, the quintet "Key" (1974–79), Rainer Brüninghaus Group (1980–84), Kairos (1985–90), Aparis (1989–96), various formations with the Chilean bass player Enrique Diaz (1989-), Possible Worlds (1995-) and the performance lila with sculptor Norbert Müller-Everling at Leverkusener Jazztage.
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He has also worked with the likes of Portuguese Fado singers Carlos do Carmo, Camané, Cristina Branco, Ana Moura, José Mário Branco, and jazz musicians Ray Anderson, Kenny Wheeler, Aki Takase, Paolo Fresu, Julian Argüelles, Steve Argüelles, Lee Konitz, Mário Laginha, Matthias Schubert, João Paulo Esteves da Silva, Markus Stockhausen, Antonio Pinho Vargas, Alexander von Schlippenbach among others.