M A R T I N B L U M E
drums, percussion, composition
Has worked since 1983 as a performer and composer with several musicians and in different musical situations, both as a collaborator and in leading his own groups including musicians like Peter Brötzmann, Peter Kowald, Helmut Joe Sachse, Luc Houtkamp, Johannes Bauer, Conny Bauer, Marcio Mattos, Jay Oliver, Phil Minton, Lol Coxhill, John Butcher, Mario Schiano, Georg Graewe, Frank Gratkowski, Dieter Manderscheid, Hans Schneider, Wolfgang Fuchs, John Edwards, Werner Lüdi, John Russell, Chris Burn, Roger Turner, Joëlle Leandré, Axel Doerner, Horst Grabosch, Melvyn Poore, Earl Howard, Richard Teitelbaum, Jim Denley, Alfred Zimmerlin, Dorothea Schürch, Phil Wachsmann , Mats Gustafsson, Xu Feng Xia, Thomas Lehn, Fred van Hove, Wilbert de Joode, Ken Vandermark, Kent Kessler, Cor Fuhler a.m.o.
Toured in Holland, Belgium, Luxemburg, France, England, Denmark, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, USA, Canada and Australia and performed at Festivals like:
Ruhr-Jazz Festival Bochum 1990-1996, Jazz-Haus Festival Köln 1991, Open Systems Essen / Bochum 1997/2002, NOM-Festival Moers 1990, Nickelsdorfer Konfrontationen 1993/1999/2001/2006, Jazz Summer Bolzano 1994, AnKlänge Ansbach 1995, European Jazz Night Füssen 1996, Summer Jazz Fiets Tour Groningen 1996/2000, Illinger Burgfest für Neue Musik 1996, International Jazz Festival Vancouver 1996/2000, Les Nuits Black Quebec 1996, Jazz Herbst Konstanz 1996/1998, Ulrichsberger Kaleidophon 1997, Musique Action Vandoevre-Les-Nancy 1997/1999/2002/2006, Densités Verdun 1999, What is Music? Festival Sydney, Melbourne 2000, Free Music Antwerpe 2000, Jazz à Mulhouse 2000/2003/2004, Taktlos Basel / Zürich 2001, Bolzano Jazz & Other 2001, Fonoteca Files Lissabon 2001, Jazzfestival Glauchau 2002, Controindicatione Rome 2002, Line Space Line Festival Los Angeles 2003, Empty Bottle Festival Chicago 2003, Le Gipfel du Jazz Freiburg 2003, Jazzherbst Dachau 2003, In Front Festval Aachen 2004, Novembermusic Den Bosch / Gent 2004, Colourscapes Music Festival London 2006, Moers Festival 2007
Recordings
1991, Live in Bremen, AufRuhr ART CD 001. With Johannes
Bauer/H.P.Hiby/Marcio Mattos.
1992, Spellings, Random Acoustics RA001. Frisque Concordance: John
Butcher/Georg Graewe/Hans Schneider/Martin Blume
1993, Perceptions, Random Acoustics RA008. AXON: Phil Minton/Marcio
Mattos/Martin Blume
1994, Spellings, Jazzgalerie Nickelsdorf. Frisque Concordance track on
compilation CD.
1995/1996, Lines, Random Acoustics RA022. Lines: Axel Doerner/Jim Denley/
Philipp Wachsmann/Marcio Mattos/Martin Blume
1996, Kickin' the gong around, X-OR FR7. Duo with Luc Houtkamp.
1999, Stelen, Random Acoustics RA026. FOURinONE: Johannes Bauer/
Luc Houtkamp/Dieter Manderscheid/Martin Blume
2000, Lines in Australia, Emanem 4075. Lines: Axel Doerner/Jim Denley/
Philipp Wachsmann/Marcio Mattos/Martin Blume
2002, Dear Peter, Improjazz PRGT 001. Mario Schiano/Xu Fengxia/Martin
Blume.
2003, The thirteen bar blues, X-OR CD017. One track with Houtkamp's pow3.
2003, Zero plus, Balance Point Acoustics bpa007. Aurora Josephson/
Philipp Wachsmann/Jacob Lindsay/Damon Smith/Martin Blume.
2002-2003, Burnt sienna, Nuscope Recordings 1015. Luc Houtkamp/Cor
Fuhler/Martin Blume.
2003, Mount Washington, REIFY Recordings RE001: Chris Heenan Ensemble
2003, Pacific 2003, Bead CD07SP. Philipp Wachsmann/Martin Blume duo.
2003, 40 Vienna & 41 Bernbeuren, 2003, X-OR FR13. FOURinONE:
Johannes Bauer/
Luc Houtkamp/Dieter Manderscheid/Martin Blume
2004, Constant comments, FMR CD156-i1204.AXON: Phil Minton/
Fred van Hove/Marcio Mattos/Martin Blume
2004, Sperrgut, Balance Point Acoustics bpa009. Birgit Ulher/Damon
Smith/Martin Blume.
2004, Cruxes, Balance Point Acoustics bpa010. Aurora Josephson/Joëlle
Léandre/Damon Smith/Martin Blume.
2005, November Music 2004, November Music NM 008. One POW
Ensemble/FOURinONE track on compilation CD.
2006 Birdsong from inside the egg, POW Ensemble, POW
Ensemble/FOURinONE track on compilation CD. X-OR Cd 019
2008 Caetitu: Yedo Gibson/Veryan Weston / Marcio Mattos / Martin
Blume, EMANEM 4149
Projects 2008
• Caetitu: Gibson_ Weston_Mattos_Blume (Braz, GB, D)
YEDO GIBSON tenorsax, clarinette VERYAN WESTON piano
MARCIO MATTOS bass MARTIN BLUME drums
• FOURinONE (D, NL)
JOHANNES BAUER trombone LUC HOUTKAMP tenorsax
DIETER MANDERSCHEID bass MARTIN BLUME drums
• AXON (D,GB)
PHIL MINTON voice MARCIO MATTOS cello, electronics FRED VAN HOVE
piano MARTIN BLUME drums
• „Speak easy“ WASSERMANN_MINTON_LEHN_BLUME (D,GB)
UTE WASSERMANN voice PHIL MINTON voice THOMAS LEHN synthesizer
MARTIN BLUME drums
• BAUER_ TRAMONTANA_– BLUME TRIO (D, I)
JOHANNES BAUER trombone, SEBI TRAMONTANA trombone
MARTIN BLUME drums
• SHIFT (A, D)
FRANK GRATKOWSKI sax, clarinets THOMAS LEHN synthesizer
PHILIPP ZOUBECK piano, DIETER MANDERSCHEID bass,
MARTIN BLUME drums
• LINES (AUS, BRA, D, GB)
JIM DENLEY flutes, altosax AXEL DOERNER trumpet PHIL
WACHSMANN violine, electronics MARCIO MATTOS cello, electronics
MARTIN BLUME drums
• WACHSMANN - BLUME Duo (D, GB)
PHIL WACHSMANN violine, electronics MARTIN BLUME
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