This weekend SCHMID's HUHN will play two concerts in Berlin and Wuppertal to present the latest LP as well as brand new stuff. Come by if you are around.
Nov 28th @ Barkett, Berlin, Jazz im Kiez, 9pm
Nov 29th @ Cafe Ada, Wuppertal, Advent-Jazz, 5pm
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Reviews, Reviews, Reviews
Here are two nice feedbacks of all the playing and composing I have been doing over the last months. The first one is a review of my latest release STEFAN KARL SCHMID/ PHILIPP BRÄMSWIG - ANIMA by the fantastic author Hans-Jürgen Linke which appeared in the german magazine Jazzthetik and the other one is a look on a MICHEL REIS QUARTET concert we played as part of the Münsterland Festival on a beautiful castle in Kolvenburg. Check it out...
European Composers Scholarship (GEMA)
in News
This week I had the opportunity to participate in a great workshop by trombonist and composer Nils Wogram at the GEMA headquarters in Munich. The workshop was part of the EMAS-series conducted by the german GEMA. We had a great time discussing all kinds of music related topics and also got an inside view of the amazing work the GEMA is doing for us.
WDR Big Band - Solidarity of Arts Festival
Two weeks ago I had the wonderful opportunity to play with the great WDR Big Band during the Solidarity of Arts Festival in Gdansk, Poland. We featured various polish musicians along with Kurt Elling and Patti Austin. The stage and scenery was amazing as well as the sound of the band. Here are some nice pictures by photographer Anna Rezulak.
ANIMA Korea Tour in September
I'm very excited about the upcoming tour with my quartet. Philipp and I will be traveling to South Korea to present our new CD ANIMA. The fantastic Manuel Weyand (dr) and Sean Pentland (b) will join us in Seoul. Thanks to the great support of the Goethe Institute and and the Federal Foreign Office we could realize this tour!
Stefan Karl Schmid/ Philipp Brämswig - ANIMA on tour in South Korea
Daejeon (9/3)
Trattoria del Arte, Tongyeong (9/4)
Jazz Alley, Seoul (9/5)
All That Jazz, Seoul (9/9)
Coda, Wonju (9/10)
Bottom Line, Incheon (9/11)
Photo by Nadine Targiel
Subway Jazz Orchestra
in News
The new SJO concert season starts next month (Sept 9th). Great artist have been invited to play their music with us. We will start with Hendrika Entzian and Monika Roscher in September and October followed by Jan Schreiner and David Grottschreiber (Nov & Dez). You should check our new homepage for updates and more info: www.jazz-im-subway.com
SCHMID's HUHN in Mannheim
Last week we had a wonderful concert for IG Jazz at Klapsmühl', Mannheim. To get an impression you can read the newspaper articel by Rainer Köhl and watch the great photos by Frank Schindelbeck.
Stefan Karl Schmid / Philipp Brämswig ANIMA
in New Albums, News, Videos
This week my new quartet CD STEFAN KARL SCHMID/ PHILIPP BRÄMSWIG - ANIMA is going to be released on META records. We produced this record at the Deutschlandfunk Studios in Cologne with a fantastic bunch of people. Thank you very much Robert Landfermann, Jonas Burgwinkel, Christian Heck, Christoph Rieseberg, Michael Fossenkemper, Harald Rehmann, Nadine Targiel and Jana Heinlein for your contribution.
First release concerts will be:
05/03: Ambiente, Worms
05/07: Studio672, Köln
05/09: Thorn, Netherlands
The CD can be ordered through my shop. More information and music here.
Shannon Barnett Quartet Tour
in News
I'm very much looking forward to the upcoming Shannon Barnett Quartet concerts. Besides Shannon on trombone and me on tenor the quartet is completed by David Helm on bass and Fabian Arends on drums. If you are near Munich next week you should come by.
04/26: Raven, Straubing
04/27: Jazzclub, Abensberg
04/28: Abseits, Freising
04/29: Jazzclub Hirsch, Moosburg
04/30: Rausch und Töchter, München
Capturing This Moment - Downbeat Review
The new Michel Reis Quartet CD, Capturing This Moment received a 4-star review in the American Downbeat Magazine. CD can be ordered through www.michelreis.com