My compositions and musical vision. The line-up changes constantly, see the news for updates.
"Envisions" it's my first CD, released by Jazzsick Records, now available in
stores, on CdBaby and iTunes. The emphasis is on the compositions, melodies and sounds, with some important input and ideas from all the players.It features 3 very good friends: Tony Lakatos on saxes, Christian Lohr on keyboards, hammond and piano, and Cristiano Micalizzi on drums.
Read the story, the reviews and the comments on this project....and listen to the tracks....
A whole new project that has me sitting on many chairs....
still in the development phase, it already shows signs of electronica, club athmospheres, lots of soundscaping and some bass too.
The band so far is me, my basses and my computer, tomake things more intriguing on the stage you'll see some of my old friends at work:
Benno Sattler on drums, etc
Soon you'll have a myspace page for all your favourite infos...
The well-known german keyboardist (Special Efx, Michael Sagmeister, Olaf Kübler, etc.) with this newly formed band, with Andreas Neubauer (John Hammond, GlasHaus, etc.) on drums, is preparing itself to be the new sensation in the jazz-fusion circuit, we'll be working on some new material this winter.
Christmas Jazz Trio: a project of Christoph Spendel, with Andreas Neubauer on Drums (previously it was Kurt Bilker). A very nice program of Christmas songs arranged for jazz trio. They already have a CD out from Blue Flame records. We toured in 2004, 2005 and 2006. To be honest I would never have thought of playing these songs and some are really great! It's a lot of fun, we get to play for quite old audience but sometimes we hit the young people too and they like it! In 2005 the response from youngsters in Frankfurt and Magdeburg was amazing!
Thomas Langer Band:A talented guitarist that deserves more attention! I have played with him for the last 6 years and recorded his 3rd CD "Where is one?", with Joo Kraus (Tpt) as special guest.
Through this band I met and played with many fine musicians, like Ralf Gustke, Dieter Steinmann, Claus Hessler, Carola Grey, Tony Lakatos, Harry Petersen, Daniel Messina, Peter Lehel, Jürgen Kohler, Jürgen Woost, etc.
He has started a very nice series of monthly appointments, the "Jazz Nights" at the Maximal, in Rodgau, where he is cultivating more and more a nice following.
Here's a review of the band live:
"Hört man die Musik, beginnt der Film im Kopf zu laufen. Claudio Zanghieri lässt den Bass gemütlich grummeln, Vögel zwitschern, Klanghölzer entführen in eine ferne Welt, Trommeltöne zirkulieren im Ohr.
Thomas Langer krault bei »Die Ruhe mit ins Bett« Töne aus der Gitarre, als räkele sich jemand schläfrig in den Kissen. Die Musik, die »Langer« liefern, ist solide."
St. Stephan Jugend Choir
An average of 80 singers from a choir in Köln, directed by Michael Kokott, that is making a name for itself. They sing from Classic, Gospel to Pop and Rock songs.
Regular guests at the Köln Tanzbrunnen and Philarmonie, they also played for Bill Clinton, the World Expo 2000 in Hannover, Kölle Live, the Köln Arena and for the WorldCup's event in 2006, among many other important events.
Some of the musicians I had the honour to share the stage with:
Christian Cluxen: Pianist and arranger
Alfonso Garrido (Stefan Raab show), Guido Jöris and Antoine Fillon (Harald Schmidt show) on Drums
Bruno Müller (Mezzoforte, Till Bronner) and Alex Olivari on guitars
Heiner Wiberny (WDR Big Band) on Alto and Soprano
Rüdiger....(WDR Big Band) on Trumpet
and many others.....