MICRO-STUDIES #001 - Practice Cycles for Secondary Dominants

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New year - new input... Some time ago I had the idea to make some things I work on daily in my practice room available to others as well. I have therefore started to create "micro-studies" on special topics, which aim to shed light on different musical aspects and show inspiring ways to deal with the material on your own. It starts with "MICRO-STUDIES #001 - Practice Cycles for Secondary Dominants". Available now as a pdf download from my website: Melax Music 

Check it out and send me some feedback, if you want ;-)

SJO\CGN Video - live at Jazzschmiede Düsseldorf

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Earlier this year we had the pleasure of performing at the Jazzschmiede again with the Subway Jazz Orchestra. My new suite for jazz orchestra - YOU ARE THE UNIVERSE - was performed here for the first time (the corresponding album is in the works :-).

We also played my piece FLY, which can be found on our current album "Still Screaming" (float music 2020). Here is a little video of it. Many thanks to Lars Wallat and the Jazzschmiede!

Standards Week

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This week I’m playing every night at the great LOFT in Cologne with the Shannon Barnett Quartet. Pablo Held put together three groups for a “Standard Week”. It’s going to be a great experience hearing everybody five nights in a row, maneuvering through beautiful American Songbook pieces.

SJO\CGN concerts

The Subway Jazz Orchestra will play at Club Subway two more times this year. On October 5 we have the outstanding Joris Roelofs as a guest. I was happy to arrange two of his compositions for the orchestra and I am looking forward to being in front of the band again. Then in November we have the great composer Ursula Reicher as a guest. Come by and enjoy the orchestral fireworks. Going to be fantastic…

Concert impressions | Alte Feuerwache Mannheim 2021

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This concert happened already some time ago. It was a beautiful and spontanous get together by all new professors at the University of Performing Arts in Mannheim. We had a great time on stage at “Alte Feuerwache”, where we could finally connect musically. During everyday teaching, this usually takes too much of a back seat. And Patricia Truchsess has captured the good mood in wonderful pictures.

First Single out now!

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My band SCHMID’s HUHN just released the first single of the upcoming live album “Layers” on shoebill music, Berlin. You can listen to “Imagine being free” on all streaming platforms and preorder LP or CD through bandcamp.