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Marc Brenken

About Me


"fabulous keyboard magic" (Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung)
"as unusual as his body language are the short stories that pianist and composer Marc Brenken tells (...) stories that characterise him as a highly enjoyable author." (Münstersche Zeitung)
"an exciting musical journey that offers quite a few dicoveries." (Jazzpodium)
Marc Brenken was born in 1973 in Wilhelmshaven, Germany. He studied at Folkwang Academy of Music, Essen and released his debut album as a co-leader and composer in 2006 ('Eight Short Stories' / Marc Brenken - Christian Kappe Quartet).
2009 his new trio album is released: 'It Could Happen to You', featuring Alex Morsey on double-bass and Marcus Rieck on drums.
Marc performed at:
Assembly Hall, Beirut / Lebanon
International Jazz Festival Münster / Westf.
Int. Jazz Festival "Richard Oschanitzky", Iasi / Romania (tv broadcast)
JOE Jazz Festival, Essen
Noorderzoon Festival, Groningen / NL
Offside Festival, Geldern
Edvard Munch Museum, Oslo / Norway
Stadtgarten, Cologne
Philharmonie, Essen
b flat, Berlin
etc.
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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 12/1/2006
Band Website: http://www.marcbrenken.com
Band Members: MARC BRENKEN TRIO:
Alex Morsey - double-bass
Marcus Rieck - drums
Marc Brenken - piano, composition
MARC BRENKEN - CHRISTIAN KAPPE QUARTET:
Christian Kappe - trumpet, flugelhorn
Alex Morsey- double-bass
Marcus Rieck - drums
Marc Brenken - piano, composition

Influences: Erroll Garner, Oscar Peterson, Keith Jarrett, John Taylor, Herbie Hancock, Kenny Werner, Dave McKenna, Brad Mehldau, Pat Metheny, Lyle Mays, John Scofield, Wayne Shorter, Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk, Bill Evans, George Shearing, Cannonball Adderley, Mario Laginha, Stefano Bollani, Fred Hersch, Wynton Kelly, Moscow Art Trio, Jazz Messengers, Simon Nabatov, Nils Wogram, Vince Mendoza, Florian Ross, Peter Erskine, Kenny Kirkland, Uri Caine, Clare Fisher, Chick Corea, Marc Copland, Joe Zawinul, Ramsey Lewis, Scott Joplin, Tomasz Stanko, Kenny Wheeler, Jason Moran, Richie Beirach, Maria Joao, Bobby McFerrin, Cassandra Wilson, Richard Galliano, Dizzy Gillespie, James Brown, Aretha Franklin, Tania Maria, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Björk, Igor Strawinsky, The Police, Van Halen, AC/DC, Randy Newman.......
Sounds Like:

Record Label: marc brenken music
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Marc Brenken Trio - 'It Could Happen to You' - press release (English)

press releaseMarc Brenken Trio - "It Could Happen to YouMarc Brenken  piano, compositionAlex Morsey  double-bassMarcus Rieck  drumsrelease: July 1st, 2009label: marc brenken music (LC 15522)distri...
Posted by on Fri, 22 May 2009 07:55:00 GMT

Marc Brenken Trio - 'It Could Happen to You': Presseinfo (deutsch)

PresseinfoMarc Brenken Trio - It Could Happen to YouMarc Brenken  Piano, KompositionAlex Morsey  KontrabassMarcus Rieck  Schlagzeug.VÖ: 01.07.2009Label: marc brenken music (LC 15522)Vertrieb: pho...
Posted by on Tue, 19 May 2009 08:22:00 GMT

Lebanon Tour Jan 18th-27th, 2009 (in German only)

LIBANONTOURNEE 18.1.-27.1.2009 - Fotos dazu im Album "Lebanon Tour"Marc Brenken  Piano, Komposition & Stephan Struck  Trompete, Flügelhorn'the art of duo'18.1.Stephans Frau Ina bringt uns am Nachmit...
Posted by on Fri, 30 Jan 2009 03:57:00 GMT

How to compose?

When I started to write music, I often wondered how great composers were able to create such amazing music that fascinated me more and more each time I listened to it. Fortunately I had the chance to ...
Posted by on Fri, 11 Jan 2008 16:28:00 GMT