TRAINING
Berklee College of Music, Boston 1985-89 (Prof. Music Diploma, cum laude)
private studies with Jerry Bergonzi, Boston 1989-90
BAND PROJECTS
Leader and producer of "Der Rote Bereich" (6 CD´s for Jazz4Ever Records and ACT)
Radio recordings for German stations BR, SFB, ORB, WDR, NDR, SWR, and BBC (UK)
Numerous jazz festivals in Europe, Asia, USA and Africa (Jazzfest Berlin / D, Moers Jazzfestival / D, Bell Atlantic Festival NYC / USA, Montreux Jazz Festival / CH, Istanbul Jazzfestival / Turkeyi, Sarajevo Jazz Fest / Bosnia , Jazz Festival Madagaskar, Trytone Festival Amsterdam / NL, Festival de Jazz Portalegre / PT, Jazz D´or Straßbourg / F, Grenoble Jazz Festival / F, Reims Jazz Festival / F, Villa-Celimontana Festival Rom / I, Vrandenburg Jazzfestival Utrecht / NL, Bratislava Jazz Festival / Slovenia, Nevers Jazz Festival / F, Paredes de Coura Festival / PT, Novi Sad Jazzfestival / Serbia, Tallinn Jazzcar / Estonia, Kolkata Jazzfestival / India and many more. regular tours in all German speaking countries Tours in England, France, Portugal, Switzerland, Austria, Luxembourg, Belgium and Serbia Tours in Africa and South Asia (supported by Goethe Institut)
Co-Leader and Co-Producer of "Azul" (3 CDs and videoclips for Polygram/Emarcy/Traumton and Enja Records several radio- und TV- productions in Gemany and Portugal many festivals in Portugal, the Azores and Madeira, Festivals and Clubgigs in Germany, The Netherlands, Spain, France and Austra Tour in India ,supported by Goethe Institut)
Co-Leader and Co-Producer of “Erdmann 3000" (2 CDs for Jazz4ever and Enja Records) Tours, Festivals and radio recordings in Germany, Portugal, France, Austria, Switzerland and other places..
Regular member of Dejan Terzic “Underground", Rainer Tempel Bigband, Rainer Tempel 11tett, Le petite chien, Yuri Honing Group
ACT Recording Artist since Juli 2000 til today
GIGS
Tours, festivals, club gigs and studio productions in Europa, USA, Asia and Afrika since 1989 with
Herb Robertson, Mark Helias, Ray Anderson, Kenny Wheeler, Jim Black, Louis Sclavis, Maria Joao, Bill Elgart, Billy Bang, Chris Speed, David Moss, Carlos Bica, Ed Schuller, Dominique Pifarely, Hal Crook, Vincent Courtois,Gebhardt Ullmann, Haden Chisholm, Harry Beckett, Herb Geller, Jochen Rückert, John Schröder, John Tchicai, Josh Roseman, Karl Berger, Keith Tippet, Kenny Martin, Kevin Coyne, Leszek Zadlo, Lindsay Horner, Lionel Cordew, Marion Brown, Aki Takase, Marty Cook, Matthias Schubert, Nils Wogram, Phil Haynes, Roberto di Gioia, Baby Sommer, Seamus Blake, Steve Argüelles, John Davis, Till Brönner, Wolfgang Haffner, Wollie Kaiser, Dejan Terzic, Rias Big Band (Jiggs Whigham), Nürnberger Synfoniker (Mass, Bernstein), Anthony Cox, Johannes Enders, John Hollenbeck, Ives Roberts, Adam Pieronczyk, Yuri Honing... and many others.
TV
Videoclip John Davies/Who do you love ? Frank Farian Prod. (Viva, MTV, Formel 1 etc.)
"Der Rote Bereich" at the Jazz Ost-West Nürnberg (BR 3) "Der Rote Bereich" at the Jazz Fest Berlin (ORB,SFB) “Der Rote Bereich" at “Kulturzeit³ (3Sat) “Der Rote Bereich" at the Paris Jazz Club (ARTE)
Till Brönner Group (Midnight Tour) appearing at Willemsens Woche (ZDF) Till Brönner Group at ... (Deutsche Welle)
"Azul" at the "Miguel Angelo Ao Vivo" (SIC,Portugal) "Azul" (Videoclip) at RTP und TVI and others (Portugal)
Kevin Coyne + the Paradise Band (live concert recording, BR3)
Rias Big Band (live concert recording in London, BBC)
FILM MUSIC
Rio Vermelho Directed by Raquel Freire (life at the Film Festival in Turin, I.)
“Die Kachelzählerin³ Directed by Hans Günther Brodmann (presented in many culturally qualified German cinemas)
TEACHING
Teacher for harmony, improvisation, ear-training and ensemble at the Musikhochschule Nürnberg-Augsburg (from 9/91 till 6/99)
Teacher for guitar at the Hochschule für Musik "Hanns Eisler"in Berlin (since 4/96)
Teacher for guitar at the Hochschule / Universität der Künste in Berlin (since Oct. 2000) p Teacher for guitar at the Hochschule für Musik "Franz Liszt" in Weimar (since May 2001)
Full professor for jazz guitar, ensembles and ear training at the Hochschule für Musik "Franz Liszt" in Weimar since summer 2003
Teacher for guitar, improvisation and ensemble at jazz workshops in Chemnitz (91), Leipzig (92), Lissabon (93), Erlangen (93 and 94), Zürich (94), Wismar (95), Rostock (96 und 97), Darmstadt (99), Nürnberg (2000), Chodiez/Poland (2000) Oeiras/Portugal (2000), Cape Town/South Africa (2000), Hannover (2001), Guimaraes/Portugal (2001), Frankfurt / Main (2001), Luzern (2003), Lissabon (2002), Goa / India (2004), Bangalore / India (2005)
Regular visits as "Fachexperte für Gitarre" (Guitar Specialist) at Musikhochschule Luzern / CH (since 2003)
ENDORSEMENTS
PRS Guitars
DISTINCTIONS
culture grant of the city of Nuremberg (2001)
DRB/ Live in Montreux was awarded a "Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik (Quarterly-List)" by the Association of German Music Critics
"Der Rote Bereich" won the "Deutscher Jazzpreis Mannheim" in March 2006