since 2025

Flying Spirits with Falk Grieffenhagen, Markus Wienstroer, Mathias Haus & Ralf Gessler


since 2025

Blue Magoo with Itai Weismann, Mike Roelofs & Jordi Geuens


2015/16

bass & bone with Bernd Lechtenfeld


since 2014

Wolfgang Lackerschmid Connection with Ryan Carniaux & Guido May


2013 - 2017

Rüdiger Baldaufs Own Style with Ack van Rooyen, Joo Kraus, Andy Haderer, Edo Zanky, Jesse Milliner, Bruno Müller & Mario Garruccio


2012 - 2019

Analog Smog with Mike Roelofs, Ryan Carniaux & Jasper van Hulten


2011 – 2014

Tom Coster Trio with Daniel Schild


2011

Frank Zappa’s »Greggery Peccary« with Bochum Symphonics


since 2011

Sonja Kandels Band with Hans Lüdemann/ Mark Reinke, Christian Thomé/ Harald Ingenhag, Awale Ouro Akpo; concerts in Senegal, organized by Goethe Institut (2011)


2010 - 2019

Falk Grieffenhagen Quartett with Omer Klein, Mike Roelofs, Martin Schulte & Harald Ingenhag


2010 - 2012

Michael Küttner Trio with Hugo Read


2009 - 2015

Frank Sichmann Trio with Harald Ingenhag


2009

Four On The Floor with Malcolm "Molly" Duncan, Martin Feske & Christoph Hillmann


since 2009

teaching position at Folkwang University, Essen


2009 - 2019

teaching at »Summer Jazz Hilden«


2008

member of Jan Fabricky‘s Overt Act with Carl Orr; European tour


2008

Axel Fischbacher Quartett with Tony Lakatos & Steve Grant; CD production 2008


2008 – 2010

Francesca Simone Band with Tom Lorenz & Christoph Hillmann


2008 – 2009

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

Randy Brecker Band with Adam Rogers, Clarence Penn & George Whitty


1999 – 2002

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

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

Roland Gebhardt Trio


since 1995

teaching at the University of Arts Berne CH


1994 – 2007

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

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

Frank Nimsgern; CD »Frank Nimsgern feat. Chaka Khan & Billy Cobham« (1991)


1987 – 1993

Mathias Haus Quintett


1987 – 1993      

Norbert Gottschalk And Friends; award winner of the German Record Critics 1988


1987 – 1997

Joerg Widmosers UP with Peter Woelpl & Harald Rueschenbaum


1986

bass master class with Dave Holland in Banff/Canada


1985 – 1992

Chistoph Spendel Group; collaboration with Michel Urbaniak, Annie Whitehead, Ursula Duziak, Leon Thomas, Eddie Harris, Pete York


1983 – 1988

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

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