This week I had the opportunity to participate in a great workshop by trombonist and composer Nils Wogram at the GEMA headquarters in Munich. The workshop was part of the EMAS-series conducted by the german GEMA. We had a great time discussing all kinds of music related topics and also got an inside view of the amazing work the GEMA is doing for us.
Here's a short review of the ANIMA album that has been published in the latest Jazzthing magazine:
Two weeks ago I had the wonderful opportunity to play with the great WDR Big Band during the Solidarity of Arts Festival in Gdansk, Poland. We featured various polish musicians along with Kurt Elling and Patti Austin. The stage and scenery was amazing as well as the sound of the band. Here are some nice pictures by photographer Anna Rezulak.
I'm very excited about the upcoming tour with my quartet. Philipp and I will be traveling to South Korea to present our new CD ANIMA. The fantastic Manuel Weyand (dr) and Sean Pentland (b) will join us in Seoul. Thanks to the great support of the Goethe Institute and and the Federal Foreign Office we could realize this tour!
Stefan Karl Schmid/ Philipp Brämswig - ANIMA on tour in South Korea
Daejeon (9/3)
Trattoria del Arte, Tongyeong (9/4)
Jazz Alley, Seoul (9/5)
All That Jazz, Seoul (9/9)
Coda, Wonju (9/10)
Bottom Line, Incheon (9/11)
Photo by Nadine Targiel
The new SJO concert season starts next month (Sept 9th). Great artist have been invited to play their music with us. We will start with Hendrika Entzian and Monika Roscher in September and October followed by Jan Schreiner and David Grottschreiber (Nov & Dez). You should check our new homepage for updates and more info: www.jazz-im-subway.com
Last week we had a wonderful concert for IG Jazz at Klapsmühl', Mannheim. To get an impression you can read the newspaper articel by Rainer Köhl and watch the great photos by Frank Schindelbeck.
This week my new quartet CD STEFAN KARL SCHMID/ PHILIPP BRÄMSWIG - ANIMA is going to be released on META records. We produced this record at the Deutschlandfunk Studios in Cologne with a fantastic bunch of people. Thank you very much Robert Landfermann, Jonas Burgwinkel, Christian Heck, Christoph Rieseberg, Michael Fossenkemper, Harald Rehmann, Nadine Targiel and Jana Heinlein for your contribution.
First release concerts will be:
05/03: Ambiente, Worms
05/07: Studio672, Köln
05/09: Thorn, Netherlands
The CD can be ordered through my shop. More information and music here.
Studio Production at Deutschlandfunk, Cologne CD released on META records Stefan Karl Schmid - sax Philipp Brämswig - git Robert Landfermann - b Jonas Burgwinkel - dr www.stefankarlschmid.net www.philippbraemswig.com Video by Jana Heinlein
I'm very much looking forward to the upcoming Shannon Barnett Quartet concerts. Besides Shannon on trombone and me on tenor the quartet is completed by David Helm on bass and Fabian Arends on drums. If you are near Munich next week you should come by.
04/26: Raven, Straubing
04/27: Jazzclub, Abensberg
04/28: Abseits, Freising
04/29: Jazzclub Hirsch, Moosburg
04/30: Rausch und Töchter, München
The new Michel Reis Quartet CD, Capturing This Moment received a 4-star review in the American Downbeat Magazine. CD can be ordered through www.michelreis.com
The new Michel Reis Quartet recording 'Capturing This Moment' is now officially released. It's available through all common stores. We will be playing a couple of concerts in Italy, France and Germany during the next months. Here's a short trailer:
