In October 2020 I started teaching at the University of Music and Arts in Mannheim as Professor for Jazz-Saxophone and Ensemble. I’m very happy about this opporttunity and it already has been a great experience so far working with wonderful students and colleagues.
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Shannon Barnett Quartet | Jazzfest Berlin 2020 | Arte concert
The Shannon Barnett Quartet was selected to record a full set of music at the WDR in Cologne for this year’s Jazzfest Berlin Online Edition. It turned out very nice and we had a great time playing. The video is available on the Arte concert website. Please check it out.
PYJAMA | Teaser Videos
Here’s a YouTube playlist of all PYJAMA pre-release videos I did. Hopefully they spark your interest. The whole album can be found on all streaming platforms.
DLF Radio Feature about PYJAMA
An one hour radio feature by Anja Buchmann about me and my new album PYJAMA was just released by the German radio station Deutschlandfunk. It’s really fun listening to (if I may say so myself). Some secrets about the compositions and the interior of my practice booth are also revealed. You con listen to it HERE.
ANIMA on Spotify
Our album Stefan Karl Schmid/ Philipp Brämswig - ANIMA is now available on Spotify, Apple Music and other streaming platforms. It features the wonderful Robert Landfermann on bass and Jonas Burgwinkel on drums.
In autumn we are going to release our second album. Until then feel free to enjoy some ANIMA music!
Stefan Karl Schmid Oktett | PYJAMA
I’m very excited about my new project PYJAMA. It features wonderful musicians from the Cologne jazz scene I have played with in different contexts over the last years. Our first concert will be at the Loft in Cologne!
SCHMID's HUHN | Tour Videos
From our recent GOLDEN SPHERES release tour I have created a youtube playlist with 4 videos from our gigs in Mannheim and Cologne. Feel free to subscribe to the channel.
Reza Askari ROAR | on tour
We already had a couple of great concerts with Reza's Trio ROAR. We have been playing in Wiesbaden, Bremen, Aachen and Nuernberg and there will be more soon (see schedule).
Lukas Diller took some great pictures from our show at Balazzo Brozzi last week!
SCHMID's HUHN on album release tour!
SCHMID's HUHN is releasing its second album GOLDEN SPHERES on shoebill music, Berlin. We will be playing a couple of release concerts in the next days. Hope to see you around!
16.2. Saxstall, Pohrsdorf
17.2. Kulturbahnhof, Kalchreuth
18.2. Dumont, Aachen
19.2. Loft, Köln
DREAMING OUT LOUD
Klaus Graf and I did a nice quartet concert at Jazzstudio Nürnberg last Wednesday. Marco Kühnl on bass and Julian Fau on drums joined us for a very special evening of Jerry Bergonzi music, some original material and extended soloing. Lukas Diller took some great pictures: