silvio morger

MyGen Profile GeneratorSilvio Morger was born in Basel (Switzerland) in 1984. After moving to Germany at age 10 he picked up the drums and started to take lessons with several teachers. After finishing school he studied drums, first at University of Mainz and since 2005 at “Hochschule für Musik” Cologne. He had lessons with Michael Küttner, Keith Copeland, Holger Nell, Bruno Castellucci, Janusz Stefanski a.o. In 2004 he won 1. Prize in the ”Youth Jazz” Competition of state Hessen, Germany. Silvio got the chance to play with artists like Lalo Schifrin, Dee Dee Bridgewater, David Binney, Peter Herbolzheimer, Bill Dobbins, Bob Mintzer, Nils Wogram, Paul Heller, Niels Klein, Oliver Leicht, Hubert Nuss, Matthias Bergmann, Henning Berg, Ralf Hesse, Günter Bollmann, Peter Beets, Cologne Contemporary Jazz Orchestra (CCJO) a.o. He is a member of Peter Herbolzheimer..s European Masterclass Big Band and the Youth Jazz Orchestra of Germany (BuJazzO). He is also playing with contemporary jazz bands like Hornstrom (winner of the “Next Generation” Award 2007), Max Frankl Quintet and the Maxime Bender Group and has been playing in Japan, USA, Romania, Bulgaria, Bosnia, Sweden, France, Czech Republic, Netherlands, Luxembourg.....