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Matthias Schmidt

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Guitarist Matthias Schmidt from Flensburg, born in 1974, started his musical journey at the Music School Dithmarschen. In 1996 he studied pedagogics for musical instruments at the Hogeschool voor de Kunsten in Arnheim/NL, department of jazz and popular music, with Frank Sichmann.
He went on to study musical pedagogics at the university of Flensburg. In 2006 he was participant of the European Jazzacademy conducted by Peter Herbolzheimer.
In the course of his training he was a student of internationally acclaimed jazz guitarists, such as Frank Haunschild, Thomas Brendgens-Mönckemeyer and Jeanfrancois Prins. Matthias has been teaching at the music school Bandland in Flensburg for many years, is a performing musician with several local bands and ensembles (e.g. Kind of Jazz, Big Band of the University of Flensburg, Niederdeutsche Bühne, Flensburg Unplugged) and has collaborated with musicians of various styles all over northern Germany.
He has been playing with his own Jazztrio [nur drei] since 2006. Furthermore he initiated and still organizes the “Flensburger Jazz Session“ in Flensburg‘s Orpheus Theater . During the last year he is beginning to play concerts with the Band Taste of Blue and participates at their new album 'Cool Down'.
Matthias has performed with jazz musicians, such as Bob Lanese, Hanne Römer, Vincent Nilson and Gitte Haenning. .. ..

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 27/12/2006
Band Members: With [nur drei]
Matthias Schmidt (git),
Peter Kara (b),
Lars Pietsch (dr)
Concerts [nur drei] in 2007
24 Jan 2007 - Orpheus Theater Flensburg Jazzsession Opener [nur drei]
14 Feb 2007 - Nachtcafe Kiel [nur drei]
21 Feb 2007 - Orpheus Theater Flensburg Jazzsession Opener [nur drei]
23 Feb 2007 - Volksbad Flensburg [nur drei]21 Mrz 2007 - Orpheus Theater Flensburg Jazzsession Opener [nur drei]
14 Apr 2007 - all arts Stoltebüll bei Kappeln [nur drei]
18 Apr 2007 - Orpheus Theater Flensburg Jazzsession Opener [nur drei]
28 Apr 2007 - Buddy's Heide [nur drei]22 Mai 2007 - Zum Fürstenhof Neumünster [nur drei]23 Mai 2007 - Orpheus Theater Flensburg Jazzsession Opener [nur drei]
25 Mai 2007 - CVJM Lübeck [nur drei]
15 Sep 2007 - Am Fischereihafen Büsum [nur drei]
19 Sep 2007 - Orpheus Theater Flensburg Jazzsession Opener [nur drei]
21 Nov 2007 - Orpheus Theater Flensburg Jazzsession Opener [nur drei]
01 Dez 2007 - Kaffee Kränzchen Flensburg [nur drei]
08 Dez 2007 - Kultur Laden St-Georg Jazzmeile Hamburg [nur drei]
19 Dez 2007 - Orpheus Theater Flensburg Jazzsession Opener [nur drei]
With Kind of Jazz
Adel Abdel-Salam (sax),
Matthias Schmidt (git),
Peter Kara (b),
Lars Pietsch (dr)

Influences: Pat Metheny, Jimi Hendrix, Jim Hall, Gary Moore, John Coltrane, Joe Satriani, Mike Stern, Steve Lukather, John Scofield, Steve Morse, Christian Neander, Wolfgang Muthspiel, Tom Morello, Joe Pass, Nuno Bettencourt, Wes Montgomery, Red Hot Chilly Peppers, Depeche Mode, U2, Sting and Miles Davis
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Record Label: Unsigned

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A happy new year

I think have to write something in this blog. So what could be a better reason? I wish you all a happy new year and all the best for all of you. 
Posted by on Sat, 30 Dec 2006 07:42:00 GMT