April 2nd, 2012
International Jazz Festival in Getxo/Bilbao
Just got a phone call, that we were chosen to play at this great Jazz Festival in the Basque Country. I have been there once before and really looking forward to play there with my band this year. We’ll be performing almost every day from July 4th – 8th, around the city in other Jazz Festivals like the Bueño Jazz Festival in Orviedo. On July 6th, we’ll be opening on the main stage for another act. Last year they had Dave Holland and Branford Marsalis ao., let’s see who is playing this year.
March 22nd, 2012
Jazzwoche Burghausen
Here are some impressions of our concert at the Jazzfestival Burghausen, on March 18th. It was very inspiring to have Rocky Knauer on bass, who played with many jazz greats, ao. 10years with Chet Baker. Parts of the concert will be broadcasted on Bayern 4 Klassik. I’ll post the date.
January 31st, 2012
Live Broadcast on Bayern 4 Klassik, Jazztime 03.02.2012
We just finished the 2nd half of our Release-Tour. We had great moments and played at some very nice venues, like the “Kulturparkett” in Rapperswil, located at the beautiful Zurich See. check it out if you can. We also played at the Bavarian Radiostation in Munich, which was a great experience and the audience was wonderful. You can hear this concert and an interview this Friday, February 3rd, on Bayern 4 Klassik. Jazztime 23.05, here is the link pictures of the tour will be coming soon. best, tobias
November 20th, 2011
2011 Tour
We just finished a 3 week tour through Germany, Switzerland, Poland and Austria. Thanks to Scott, Gab and Lorenz. It was exhausting but full of great experiences and a lot of fun nights with great music. Krakau is a beautiful city with amazing food and very nice people. Thanks Allan, for showing us around! No, Poland doesn’t have the € yet, but Szloti. Be careful when driving backwards from a parking slot, especially when there is a pillar behind you. Great birthday present for Gab in Hamburg. Krakau-Hamburg is quite a distance. don’t recommend it. Schloss Seefeld is a beautiful venue. Bavarian food is the best. Freiburg has a great dancing club in the woods, Waldsee. Adrian Mears is impressive and got his wallet back. Here are some random impressions. Enjoy. Looking forward to New York.
September 28th, 2011
Review on September in New York
After a very busy Summer, with a beautiful trip to Hungary and Galizia, I arrived back in New York late August to do my last semester for receiving my master’s degree in Jazz Performance and Composition. The arrival was a little bit delayed due to Hurricane irene, but everything went fine.
Immediately I was involved in many sessions and a lot of playing. but also school held some interesting parts. In history class I could enjoy listening to the story’s of 84-Jazz veteran, Dr. Howard Brofsky, who still plays a beautiful cornet and runs a great jam session in Brooklyn every second sunday. He heard Charlie Parker and all those Jazz-Greats, he was witness of many conversations and drinking sessions between Coleman Hawkins and Ben Webster. and so forth. you can imagine how that feels.
At those sessions I had the pleasure to play with some of the finest musicians, for example at the Vandore Jam, I could exchange some ideas with the great Mark Gross. (see photo below)
Also I had a session with the great young trumpet player Philip Dizack. make sure you check him out, he is amazing. There I also met a young drummer, Jason Burger, who blew my mind. We’ll play a show together on October 5th, you should check it out!
Same goes for Jorn Swart, probably one of the finest young piano players from Holland, also listen to his music if you have a minute.
Other good news hail from overseas. As our release tour approaches, we are receiving some nice reviews of our new cd. It’s also played in many radio stations across Germany and also the Netherlands as I got to know. Stay tuned and check our concert listing. I’ll post some of the reviews soon. Hope to see you on some of our shows in November. Take Care!
with Mark Gross @ Vandojam, Manhattan
September 24th, 2011
Joe Benjamin Big Band @ Somethin’ Else Jazz Club
Today I play with the Joe Benjamin Big Band at Somethin’ Else Jazz Club, Manhattan. formerly it was known as Miles’ Café. we start at 8.30pm until 10pm. should be fun. maybe you wanna come by, listen and hang afterwards!
July 15, 2011
Pontevedra Jazz Festival
Leaving to Vigo in Galicia today. play there with Yago Vazquez and his Quintet at the Pontevedra Jazz Festival. great alto player Logan Richardson is also part of the group! Yago is an amazing piano player and very good friend which I’ve met in New York. Check him out if you can. looking forward
July 12, 2011
New Website
Since myspace is dead, I started this website. You’ll find my gigs here and some other stuff. If you need any further information, or have a question, please don’t hesitate to contact me. Also, feedback of any sort is highly appreciated. Thank you