Earlier this year we had the pleasure of performing at the Jazzschmiede again with the Subway Jazz Orchestra. My new suite for jazz orchestra - YOU ARE THE UNIVERSE - was performed here for the first time (the corresponding album is in the works :-).
We also played my piece FLY, which can be found on our current album "Still Screaming" (float music 2020). Here is a little video of it. Many thanks to Lars Wallat and the Jazzschmiede!
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.
The Subway Jazz Orchestra will play at Club Subway two more times this year. On October 5 we have the outstanding Joris Roelofs as a guest. I was happy to arrange two of his compositions for the orchestra and I am looking forward to being in front of the band again. Then in November we have the great composer Ursula Reicher as a guest. Come by and enjoy the orchestral fireworks. Going to be fantastic…
This concert happened already some time ago. It was a beautiful and spontanous get together by all new professors at the University of Performing Arts in Mannheim. We had a great time on stage at “Alte Feuerwache”, where we could finally connect musically. During everyday teaching, this usually takes too much of a back seat. And Patricia Truchsess has captured the good mood in wonderful pictures.
A lot of great music has been released in the past few weeks. I am very happy to have been part of these four productions. Very different music, each transporting a wonderful mood and individuality. Feel free to listen and support the artists by purchasing a copy.
Info & Tickets on www.subwayjazzorchestra.com
Schmid’s Huhn - Layers (live) is now available on Bandcamp as LP and CD.
My band SCHMID’s HUHN just released the first single of the upcoming live album “Layers” on shoebill music, Berlin. You can listen to “Imagine being free” on all streaming platforms and preorder LP or CD through bandcamp.
The new duo album HRINGFERÐ is officially released today. In this project Lars and I are exploring our icelandic roots through music. The album was co-produced by the german radio station Deutschlandfunk and recorded at the wonderful LOFT in Cologne during a three hour session for the “Cologne Duets” series. CD and Download is available on Bandcamp.
