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Tobias Kaemmerer

About Me

Trumpeter / Pianist Tobias Kaemmerer currently plays in a variety of jazz, neosoul, and experimental groups around Chicago and the Midwest. In 2005, Tobias was named Best Instrumental Jazz Soloist at the college level in DownBeat Magazine. Most recently, Tobias was selected as one of ten trumpet players from around the world to compete in the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Trumpet Competition in L.A. Tobias has completed several U.S. and European tours. His self-produced jazz and neosoul album featuring all original music and a line up of some of Chicago's finest soul players & singers is due for release in the Fall of 2009.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 17/10/2007
Influences: A Tribe Called Quest, Jarvis Masters, Clifford Brown, Brand Nubian, Jimmy Cliff, Curtis Mayfield, August Wilson, WuTang, HiTek, MosDef, Eryka Badu, Terrell Stafford, Woody Shaw, Booker Little, Herbie, Bryan Lynch, Radiohead, Tavis Smiley, Erik Truffaz, Roy Hargrove, Donald Byrd, Harvey Taylor, Pat Matheny, Miles Davis, Ato Rinpoche, Sade, Billie Holiday, Billy Ray Johnson, Flaming Lips, Cornell West, Cassandra Wilson, Joe Lovano, John Coltrane, Reginald Veal, Doc Cheatham, Anthony Hamilton, Elvin Jones, Run DMC, Ray Allen, DJ Premier, Patty Hayes, Guru, Method Man, Olu Dara, NAS, Blind Boys of Alabama, Sigur Ros, Walt Whitman, Paul Cebar, Salvador Dali, Bach, Einstein, Atmosphere, James Baldwin, Albert Ellis, Stephen Hawking, Aaron Beck, Alan Johnson, The Roots, DAS FX, Little Walter, Kafka, Hugh Masekela, Harvey Finklestein, Linda Ruzga, many more people, my family, my dog, wolves and lions, but most of all...sea, sun, mountains and sky.
Type of Label: Major