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Günther Johannes Schmitz

Günther Johannes Schmitz

About Me

born in Landau/Pfalz, Germany in 1964, studied classical flute at the The Cologne University of Music and, with a scholarship, studied jazz improvisation and composition/arrangement at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, USA. He was awarded 1st prize at the “Berklee Concerto Competition 1993.” His style displays a well-founded knowledge of jazz styles as well as high technical and tonal perfection and the use of circular breathing. He teaches at the Unniversity of his hometown Landau.***************************************************** *******Günther Johannes Schmitz works as freelance musician either on stage or in the studio with flute, piccolo, didgeridoo, bansuri, dizi, shakuhachi and some hybrid flute instruments. He is also a composer in many styles between jazz, classical and world music.****************************************************** ******Press: „Günther Johannes Schmitz, a fabulous flutist, whose doubtless classically trained dexterity is certainly worthy of any concert stage. Nonetheless, his long improvisational breathing, virtually predestines him for the field of jazz.“**************************************************** ********1964 in Landau in der Pfalz geboren, studierte an der Musikhochschule Köln klassische Querflöte und als Stipendiat des Berklee-College of Music in Boston, USA weiterhin Jazz-Improvisation und Komposition / Arrangement. Er war 1. Preisträger der "Berklee Concerto Competition 1993". Sein Stil zeichnet sich durch eine gründliche Kenntnis der Jazz-Stilistiken, hohe technische und tonliche Perfektion und durch den Einsatz der Zirkularatmung aus.******************************************************** ****Günther Johannes Schmitz arbeitet als freier Live- und Studio-Musiker sowohl mit Querflöte als auch mit Didgeridoo, Bansuri, Dizi, Shakuhachi und verschiedenen experimentellen Flöten-Instrumenten. Er ist auch Komponist in vielerlei Stilrichtungen zwischen Jazz, Klassik und Weltmusik.************************************************** **********Pressestimmen: "Günther Johannes Schmitz, der fabelhafte Flötist, dessen zweifelsohne klassisch geschulten Fertigkeiten wohl jeder Art Konzertpodium gerecht würde, dessen langer improvisatorischer Atem ihn gleichwohl für die Gefilde des Jazz geradezu prädestiniert."

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Music:

Member Since: 7/3/2008
Band Members: "Eu Gostoso de Bach" - Günther Johannes Schmitz - Flute, Martin Müller - Guitar, Composed by Günther Johannes Schmitz **************************** "Triology Part 3 - Dusk", - Beverly Daley - Vocals, Peter Lischewski - Guitar, Günther Johannes Schmitz - Flute, Composed by Peter Lischewski, Lyrics by Beverly Daley, **************************** "God Save The Blues" - Günther Johannes Schmitz - Flute, Composed by Günther Johannes Schmitz
Influences: Great Jazz-Flautists like Hubert Laws, Dave Valentin, Nestor Torres, James Moody. Also Saxophonists: John Coltrane, Jerry Bergonzi, Michael Brecker, Sonny Rollins, Phil Woods, Cannonball Adderley. Composers: Claude Debussy, Maurice Ravel, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Indian Music, Brazilian Composers
Sounds Like: a contemporary Jazz-Flute player with roots in both traditions: European Classical Music for technical and tonal command of the instrument and Afro-American Jazz for style and creativity.
Type of Label: None

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Sieh dir mal dieses Video an: God Save The Blues

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born in Landau, Germany in 1964, studied classical flute at the The Cologne University of Music and, with a scholarship, studied jazz improvisation and composition/arrangement at the Berklee College o...
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