This week I’m playing every night at the great LOFT in Cologne with the Shannon Barnett Quartet. Pablo Held put together three groups for a “Standard Week”. It’s going to be a great experience hearing everybody five nights in a row, maneuvering through beautiful American Songbook pieces.
Gigs & Bands
Shannon Barnett Quartet | Jazzfest Berlin 2020 | Arte concert
The Shannon Barnett Quartet was selected to record a full set of music at the WDR in Cologne for this year’s Jazzfest Berlin Online Edition. It turned out very nice and we had a great time playing. The video is available on the Arte concert website. Please check it out.
SCHMID's HUHN released today
in Gigs & Bands, News, Recordings
My new record Stefan Karl Schmid & Leonhard Huhn - SCHMID's HUHN is officially released today on shoebill music, Berlin as 12" LP (180g) including a personal download code + 2 bonus tracks.
I'm very proud of this little piece of art which has been made possible by the wonderful band Leonhard Huhn (as), Stefan Schönegg (b) and Fabian Arends (dr) and all the fantastic work and spirit of the artists around us: Christian Heck (recording & mixing), Michael Fossenkemper (mastering), Nadine Targiel (cover art & photography), Johannes Haage (shoebill music) and Hayden Chisholm (liner notes).
You can order through my online shop or shoebill music, if you like.
Tremplin Jazz D'Avignon
For the second time I have been invited to the European Jazz Competition at the "Tremplin Jazz Festival" in Avignon, France. This time SCHMID's HUHN was one of six selected bands. We played a nice concert in beautiful scenery and I won the award for "Best Instrumentalist/ Soloist".
A french review from "Jazzmagazine - Jazzman" can be found here.
