New Albums

SCHMID's HUHN | Hindemith Abstractions

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HINDEMITH ABSTRACTIONS is released today. It was a wonderful process to create this music and the album. A lot of fantastic human beings were involved and made every aspect special. Thanks a lot to:

Album available on Bandcamp. Listen to it here.

Supported by
* Initiative Musik gGmbH with project funds from the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and Media.
* Ministry of Culture and Science of the State of North Rhine-Westfalia

New Album ABSENT // out today

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My new album ABSENT is officially released today!
Recorded live at the legendary LOFT in Cologne, ABSENT captures my quartet – Felix Hauptmann, Chris Lightcap, Fabian Arends, and myself – in full energy, spontaneity, and deep musical dialogue.
This album is very close to my heart: music that drifts between clarity and mystery, structure and freedom, distance and closeness. I’m so happy to finally share it with you – it’s out everywhere now!

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2nd Single | new album | ABSENT - live at LOFT

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The second single from my upcoming album ABSENT was released today. This composition is inspired by two of my greatest influences, Chris Speed and Paul Motian. At the time, I was deeply immersed in Chris’s solo album “Light Line“ and “Paul’s “Lost in a Dream“ — both of which are profoundly moving to me. With this simple ballad, “Don’t“, I wanted to showcase the clarinet’s clear and pure tone. Felix, Chris, and Fabian weave gracefully around the melody, creating a mysterious and fragile atmosphere that still captivates me every time I listen.
SKS - tenor sax | Felix Hauptmann - piano | Chris Lightcap - bass | Fabian Arends - drums

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1st Single | new album | ABSENT - live at LOFT

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The first single from my upcoming album Absent was released today. Thank you to everyone who helped create this little beauty. Recorded live at LOFT, Cologne, November 2024. The tune is a composition I wrote especially for this occasion, inspired by the music of Chris Lightcap's BIGMOUTH band, which I had been arranging for the Subway Jazz Orchestra at the same time.
SKS - tenor sax | Felix Hauptmann - piano | Chris Lightcap - bass | Fabian Arends - drums

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Single releases | YOU ARE THE UNIVERSE

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2 singles of my upcoming Bigband album with the Subway Jazz Orchestra have already been released on all streaming platforms. The compositional process as well as the whole production of the music has been an intense journey that took two years. I’m very happy with the outcome and hope the listeners can find beauty and inspiring moments in the manifold details of this piece. Album release will be June 16th.

First Single out now!

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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.

NEW CDs 2020

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I’m very happy to be part of many wonderful bands that have released CDs und LPs in 2020. Please click the covers to find out more about the different projects and support the artist by buying an album if you like the music.

Örn Ingi Unnsteinsson BRIM anthropocene bandcamp 2020

Örn Ingi Unnsteinsson
BRIM
anthropocene
bandcamp 2020

SOMI & Frankfurt Radio Bigband live at alte oper holy room bandcamp 2020

SOMI & Frankfurt Radio Bigband live at alte oper
holy room
bandcamp 2020

Reza Askari ROAR magic realism qftf 2020

Reza Askari ROAR
magic realism
qftf 2020

SUBWAY JAZZ ORCHESTRA still screaming float music 2020

SUBWAY JAZZ ORCHESTRA
still screaming
float music 2020