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Martin Nitsch

About Me

****BORN in bankeryd (jönköping/sweden), picked up the guitar at the age of 10 - mostly selftaught -- later i had some classical training and studied jazzguitar and instrumental education with peter omara at bruckneruniversität linz (upper austria) from 1993 - 97

****TEACHING at landeskonservatorium innsbruck since 1998 and at universität mozarteum innsbruck since 2006

****RECORDED 16 cds/dvds as a leader,co-leader or bandmember
*****OWN BANDS: pentology(contemporary jazz)...... mn3 (acoustic jazz) ....... mn5 (heavyrock/hiphop/worldfusion) ......... autofocus (groovy freejazz) ........ beginnings- a tribute to chicago........ hongkong (rock!!)

****MEMBER of mr.boil (100% improvised drum&bass&co.); big bonzai (jamband extraordinaire); nouvelle cuisine and mühlbacher usw.

****ADDITIONALLY on stage with/at: Wolfgang Mitterer, Mel Gaynor, Jojo Mayer, Rodney Holmes, John Clark, Tini Kainrath, Jazz Orchester Tirol, Christian Muthspiel, Clemens Salesny, Franz Hackl, Florian Bramböck, Matthias Pichler, Ratamacue, Michael Hornek, Sweet Disaster, Franz Hautzinger, Lorenz Raab, Michael Tschuggnall, Tiroler Landestheater, Münchner Volkstheater, Gregor Bloeb-Show (Musical Director), Christian Wegscheider, Ines Reiger, Dub Aware Sound System, ….

****COMPOSITIONS/ARRANGEMENTS for theater and television (münchner volkstheater, bayerischer rundfunk...)

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Member Since: 2/17/2007
Band Website: martin-nitsch.com
Band Members:

*****MARTIN NITSCH PENTOLOGY: MN/fretted&fretless guitar; Martin Ohrwalder/trumpet, fluegelhorn; Stephan Costa/piano; Andy Mayerl/acoustic bass; Jörg Höllwarth/drums

*****MN5: MN/fretted&fretless guitar, electronics; Mike Tiefenbacher/keys; Lurz Geiler/bass; Manuel Delago/drums; Andi Schiffer/percussion

*****MN3: MN/electric&acoustic guitars, vg8; Henry Sigl/bass guitar; Wolfi Rainer/drums

*****AUTOFOCUS: MN/guitar,vg8; Clemens Salesny/reeds; Raphael Preuschl/bass; Clemens Adlassnigg/drums, perc.

*****MR. BOIL: MN/fretted&fretless guitar, electronics; Martin Ohrwalder/trumpet, electronics; Stephan Kondert/bass; Andi Lettner/drums, electronics

*****BEGINNINGS-A TRIBUTE TO CHICAGO: MN/guitar,voc; Simon Huber/bass,voc; Alex Goidinger/keys,voc; Jörg Höllwarth/dr; Martin Ohrwalder/trumpet; Andreas Gilgenberg/woodwinds; Peter Strele/trombone

*****BIG BONZAI: MN/fretted&fretless guitar, electronics;Martin Ohrwalder/trumpet, electronics; Umberto Ra Zollani/bass; Andrés Mayr/analog&digital drums&percussion

*****HONGKONG: MN/guitar,vocals; Mark Maier/bass,vocals; Georg Tausch/drums


Influences:

****EARLY: ace frehley, ted nugent, donald "buck dharma" roeser, ritchie blackmore, angus young, scott gorham&brian robertson

****LATER: terry kath, mike stern, hiram bullock, miles davis, george benson, john scofield, pat metheny, vernon reid, jimi tunnell, john coltrane, michael brecker, harry pepl, pat martino, wes montgomery, clifford brown, john mclaughlin, jimi hendrix, .....TO BE CONTINUED...............

****APART FROM THAT I LISTEN TO: chicago (terry kath-era only), yes (steve howe-era only), genesis (peter gabriel-era only), peter gabriel, ac/dc (bon scott-era only), black sabbath (ozzy-era only), foo fighters, billy joel, steely dan, kings x, beatles, 10cc, screaming headless torsos, supertramp, ween, tenacious d, sparks, led zeppelin, joni mitchell, colosseum II, allan holdsworth, tempest, the electric soft parade, sea level, little feat, zappa, stone temple pilots, nick drake, dennis wilson, randy newman,..TO BE CONTINUED........................


Record Label: Unsigned

My Blog

new NOUVELLE CUISINE - cd out now!!!

DEAR FRIENDS!MAY I PROUDLY ANNOUNCE THE RELEASE OF THE NEW NOUVELLE CUISINE- CD "gDoon":PLEASE CHECK IN AT:http://at. myspace. com/ncbbat andwww. nouvelle-cuisine. athope u enjoy it,best,martin
Posted by on Sat, 13 Dec 2008 04:59:00 GMT

beginnings - a tribute to chicago

i founded a new project: beginnings - a tribute to chicago-- april, 20th will see the premiere of this group at stromboli/hall.i.t.-- we will play material from the first five albums (1969-72)setlist:...
Posted by on Thu, 10 Apr 2008 09:15:00 GMT

rudi pöschl 1956 - 2008

lieber rudi!ich wollte es nicht wahrhaben, als ich heute von deinem tode erfuhr - und ich kann es noch immer nicht glauben.der besuch deines musikladens stellte für mich ein fixum dar, so wie du selbs...
Posted by on Thu, 27 Mar 2008 09:08:00 GMT

terry kath article

terry kath articlei wrote an article on terry kath, the late, great guitarist in the band chicago (67 - 78) for the german "gitarre&bass-magazin" 03/08.
Posted by on Sun, 24 Feb 2008 10:25:00 GMT