Andreas Witte (drummer)
Andreas "Andy" Witte (* 9. January 1961 in Stuttgart ) is a German drummer of modern jazz .
Witte, the son of the bass legend Peter Witte , studied his instrument with Charly Antolini and at the Hermann Zilcher Conservatory . Until 2004 he accompanied the organist Barbara Dennerlein . He also played with Eugen Cicero , Horst Jankowski , Paul Kuhn and Wolfgang Schmid and performed at the Montreux Jazz Festival , the Lugano Jazz Festival , the North Sea Jazz Festival and various German festivals . Since 2004 he has been a teacher at Drummer's Focus , a drum school with several branches in Germany.
Discographic notes
- Charly Antolini Crash (1981)
- Re Hoy Toca el Re (1983)
- Barbara Dennerlein Duo Jazzbühne Berlin '88 (1990)
- Barbara Dennerlein Plays Classics (1999)
Lexical entries
- Jürgen Wölfer : Jazz in Germany. The encyclopedia. All musicians and record companies from 1920 until today. Hannibal, Höfen 2008, ISBN 978-3-85445-274-4 .
Web links
- Entry (Drummer's Focus)
- Andreas Witte at Discogs (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Witte, Andreas |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Witte, Andy (nickname) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German jazz musician (drums) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 9, 1961 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Stuttgart |