since 2015
member of bass & bone with Bernd Lechtenfeld
since 2013
concerts with Ruediger Baldauf’s Own Style
since 2012
member of Analog Smog with Mike Roelofs, Ryan Carniaux & Jasper van Hulten
2011 – 2014
member of the Tom Coster Trio with Daniel Schild
2011
Frank Zappa’s »Greggery Peccary« with the Bochum Symphonical Orchestra
since 2011
member of the Sonja Kandels Band with Hans Luedemann/ Mark Reinke, Christian Thomé/ Harald Ingenhag, Awale Euro Akpo; concerts in Senegal, organized by the Goethe Institut
since 2010
member of the Falk Grieffenhagen Quartett with Omer Klein/ Mike Roelofs & Harald Ingenhag
since 2010
member of the Michael Kuettner Trio with Hugo Read
since 2009
member of the Frank Sichmann Trio with Harald Ingenhag
2009
project »Four On The Floor« with Malcolm "Molly" Duncan, Martin Feske & Christoph Hillmann
since 2009
teaching position at the Folkwang University, Essen
since 2009
teaching at »Summer Jazz Hilden«
2008
member of Jan Fabricky‘s Overt Act with Carl Orr; European tour
2008
member of the Axel Fischbacher Quartett with Tony Lakatos & Steve Grant; CD production
2008 – 2010
project with Francesca Simone with Tom Lorenz & Christoph Hillmann
2008 – 2009
member of Glatter Wahnsinn with Bernd Strohm, Klaus Dapper, Thomas Bettermann & Waldo Karpenkiel
2007
composition of the stage music of the contemporary dance piece »Plastik« of Geraldo Si
2006
concerts with Dave Samuels & Billy Cobham
2005
guest soloist at the Bochum Symphonic Orchestra
2004
guest soloist at the WDR Big Band with Hiram Bullock & Billy Cobham; CD/LP »Hiram Bullock Plays The Music Of Jimi Hendrix« (2009)
2003 – 2018
teaching position at the Robert Schumann University Duesseldorf
2003
concerts with the Randy Brecker Band with Adam Rogers, Clarence Penn & George Whitty
1999 – 2002
member of the Klaus-Koenig-Orchestra (Berliner Jazztage, WDR Nachtmusik)
1998
Montreux Jazzfestival with the George Duke / Billy Cobham Project
since 1997
founder and organizer of the concert series »jazzattack« in Krefeld
1997 – 2013
member of the RTL Allstars; tv-series and productions: »RTL Samstag Nacht«, »Night Feaver«, e.g.; collaboration with Cliff Richard, Jennifer Rush, Chris De Burgh, Paul Carrack e.g.
1996 – 1999
member of the Roland Gebhardt Trio
since 1995
teaching at the University of Arts Berne, CH
1994 – 2007
member of the Billy Cobham Band
with Peter Woelpl, Joe Chindamo & Gary Husband: tours in Europe (1994-99), Bahamas, Australia (with Randy Brecker)
project »Conundrum» with the London Jazz Orchestra, Dean Brown, Tim Garland & Kevin Robinson: European tour (2000)
project »Higher Ground« with Derrick James & Jean-Ives Jung: European tour (2000/01)
project »Culture Mix« with Junior Gill, Per Gade, Marcos Ubeda, Jean-Marie Ecay, Christophe Cravero: tours in Europe, South America, Asia, Africa, US (with Randy Brecker & Airto Moreira)
1993
participation in the CD »Basstorius« (international sampler as a tribute to Jaco Pastorius)
1993 – 2004
member of the Joerg Kaufmann Trio; CD production with Bobby Shew (2003)
1989
TV-production »Jazz-In-Concert« with Lee Ritenour, Don Grusin, Tom Brechtlein, Christoph Spendel & Christian Ostermeier
1988 – 1991
collaboration with Frank Nimsgern; CD »Frank Nimsgern feat. Chaka Khan & Billy Cobham« (1991)
1987 – 1993
member of the Mathias Haus Quintett
1987 – 1993
member of Norbert Gottschalk And Friends; award winner of the German Record Critics 1988
1987 – 1997
member of Joerg Widmosers UP with Peter Woelpl, Harald Rueschenbaum
1986
bass master class with Dave Holland in Banff/Canada
1985 – 1992
member of the Chistoph Spendel Group; collaboration with Michel Urbaniak, Annie Whitehead, Ursula Duziak, Leon Thomas, Eddie Harris, Pete York
1983 – 1988
member of the Axel Fischbacher Group; award winner of the Deutsche Phonoakademie (1983) and at »WDR Stadtmusik«
1982 – 1985
studies of medicine (Duesseldorf) & acupuncture (Sri Lanka)
1978 – 1979
training on electric bass with Frank Tepel
1973 – 1978
training on accordion with Balasz Horvath
1961
born in Duesseldorf
Tabular CV
DE | EN
BIOGRAPHY