Welcome to the MySpace of Jean-Michel Heiby!
Drummer for live & recordings (pop, jazz, latin, funk, big-band, musicals, galas)
Drum-set teacher and french representative for the Drummers Collective New-York City.
Jean-Michel has played the drums since the age of 8. After studying the drums in France, in Germany and at the Swiss Jazz School in Bern (Switzerland), he went to the Drummers Collective in New-York City. He had lessons there mainly with Kim Plainfield but also with Bobby Sanabria, Marvin "Smitty" Smith, Ricky Sebastian and Mike Clark.
Jean-Michel is, since this time, French Representative for the Drummers Collective, preparing future drummers to study in NYC and to stay in shape went there several times, like in October 2007 having lessons with Leroy Clouden and Vince Cherrico.
He also went for lessons to New-Jersey, meeting the great Mr. Joe Morello.
Jean-Michel plays all kind of music, from pop, jazz, latin, funk, big-band, musical to galas.
As a reader he is often asked for last minute subbing gigs.
At his own recording studio, he records drums for songs and commercials
As an Educator, Jean-Michel is teaching the drums at the Musicschool in Offenburg, (Germany), at the Konservatorium Karlsruhe (Germany) and for privat lessons
He is also leading projects for the European Union and the Jazz and Rock School Freiburg (Germany) to teach classical music teacher into pop music.
Beside leading his own band French Acoustic and his Trio, Jean-Michel played with :
Ray Anderson - trb. USA, Anabell Owusu-Ansah – voc. GER, Lavelle - voc. USA, Tiza Bee - voc. USA, DREIST - GER, Laurie Ellington - voc. USA, John Marshall - voc. GB, Joan Orleans - voc. USA, Barbara Leah Meyer - voc. CANADA, Sandra Klinkhammer - voc GER,Margarita Cantero - voc. CUBA, Marlène Charell - voc. CH, Takeo Ischi - voc. JAPAN, SWR Saxophon Orchestra - GER, Theater des Westens Orchestra Berlin - GER, Stefan Rademacher - b. GER, Günter Lenz - b. GER, Hubert Nuss - p. GER, Rüdiger Baldauf - trp. GER, Sammy Vomacka - guit. TCH, Viviane De Farias - voc. BRAZIL, Thomas Heidepriem - b. GER, François Chassagnite - trp. F, Michel Hausser - vib. F, Georges Arvanitas - p. F, Elena Poleti - voc. I, Romy Haag - voc. GER, Eurocats - voc. USA, Alberto Conte - voc. I, Ireen Sheer - voc. GB, Bata Illic - voc. GER, Ingrid Peters - voc. GER, Michael Holm - voc. GER, Cindy & Bert - voc. GER, Dunja Rajter - voc. GER, Ward-Brothers - voc. GB, Joanna - voc. GER, Peter Beil - trp./voc. GER, Dianna Ring - voc. GER, First Ladies - voc. GER, Walter Scholtz-tp. GER, Pete Tex- sx. GER, Margot Eskens - voc. GER, NEMO, Orja Jazz Orchestra, A. Lauer Big-Band, Casino-Band Baden-Baden, Rolf Tragau Orchestra, Moritz Funk & Soul Band, William Saint-Val & The New Generation, Brass & Groove Big-Band, Philharmonic Jazz Trio, Swinging Gamblers - Swing and many others...
Hire Jean-Michel Heiby for recording or live performance :
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www.jean-michel-heiby.com
