Matthias Bergmann

Trumpet and Flugelhorn Player Matthias Bergmann (born 1972 in Emden) moved to Cologne in 1997 after his studies at the Hilversum Conservatory/NL. He leads his own Quintett and works in Duo Settings with Oliver Schroer on Churchorgan and Jürgen Friedrich on Piano. He also co-leads the Paul Heller-Matthias Bergmann Quintett as well as the Marcus Bartelt-Matthias Bergmann NDW Projekt and is a well booked sideman in the bands of Andreas Schnermann, Frank Sackenheim, Florian Ross, John Hondorp and many others. He is a member of the Cologne Contemporary Jazz Orchestra and the Peter Herbolzheimer Rhythm Combination & Brass Big Band and played with Dianne Reeves, Charlie Mariano, New York Voices, Till Brönner, Lee Konitz, Peter Weniger, Wolfgang Haffner, James Morrison, Judy Niemack, Achim Kaufmann, Emil Mangelsforff, Andy Middleton, Jochen Rückert, Rolf Römer Quintett, Tomatic 7, Five, Christoph Eidens Band, Ansgar Striepens - Matthias Bergmann Quintett, J.Moods Quintett, Zabriskie Point, Oliver Leicht-Matthias Bergmann Quartett, Schickentanz 5, Soko, Pablo Held Trio, Stefan Rademacher Group, Stella, Sorry it’s Jazz, Martin Schrack Quintett, Minas Alexiadis Band, Anette von Eichel Band, Thomas Winther Andersen Line Up, Roland Gebhardt Quartett, Lena Bloch Quintett, Johannes Klose Sextett, Rue de Paris, Michael Flügel Quintett, Dejan Terzic, Jan von Klewitz, Nicolas Simion, Nils Wogram, Lilly Thornton, Milan Svoboda, Anke Helfrich, Roger Cicero, Jean Francois Prins, Heiri Kaenzig, Dan Gottshall, Thomas Cremer, Peter Weiss, Matthias Nadolny, Romy Camerun, Hayden Chisholm, Werner Neumann, John Goldsby, Hubert Nuss, Phil Maturano, Andre Nendza, Mathias Haus, Spillwark, Flowriders, NDR Big Band, WDR Big Band, HR Big Band, Rainer Tempel Big Band, Sunday Night Orchestra, Cologne Concert Big Band, Bobby Burgess Big Band Explosion, Jazzorchester Niedersachsen, Paul Kuhn Big Band, Summit Jazz Orchestra, Jam Factory Big Band, Big Band Convention, Tobias Kremer Big Band feat. Tom Gäbel, Konrad Koselleck Big Band, Rostow-Dortmund International Big Band feat. Dennis Rowland, Century of Song Big Band feat. Wolfgang Niedecken, Helmut Krumminga, Anne de Wolff, Mike Herting and many many others. He is part of the Dreigroschenoper Ensemble in Bremen and Wilhelmshaven and is currently teaching at the Glen Buschmann Jazz Akademie Dortmund and at the Musikhochschule Köln.