Eberhard Budziat

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Eberhard Budziat (* 1961 in Esslingen ) is a German jazz - trombonist , composer and bandleader .

Life and musical work

Budziat, who grew up in Esslingen, started learning the trombone at the Liebersbronn music association there when he was twelve. At the age of 18 he discovered jazz for himself, was tutored by Bobby Burgess and played as a freelance musician in various regional and national formations in the greater Stuttgart area. a. with Bobby Burgess and his “World of Trombones”, assistant at the then Erwin Lehn Südfunk dance orchestra, member of the state youth jazz orchestra LaJazzO.

The attempt to be accepted at a German music academy failed. Following his teacher's encouragement, Budziat applied for a scholarship in the United States. In 1988 he was accepted as a fellow at the University of North Texas at Denton . There he was a member of the college bands One o'Clock and Two o'Clock Lab under the direction of Neil Slater . He completed his studies with a bachelor's degree in jazz performance and was still a freelancer for six months on cruise ships and in the Dallas / Ft. Region. Worth active.

In 1994 Budziat returned to Germany. After his return to Germany, his stylistic openness resulted in a wide range of activities for him. He works as a professional musician in the jazz scene as well as in the field of serious and popular music. In addition to his work as a freelance musician, composer and arranger, he is active as a teacher for trombone and tuba at various music schools. From 1997 to 2011 he was the director of the Gomaringen music association (big band, wind orchestra, youth band and polka troupe). Since 2000 he has directed the Daimler Classic Jazz Orchestra DCJO (various CD productions). As a juror of the Bavarian Jazz Association he was active at the Bavarian Youth Jazz Prize.

Budziat lives and writes in Korb in the Remstal.

Music projects (selection)

Own music projects / soloist and composition

  • 2000 Quattrobones, various CD productions
  • 2005 The Swing Thing, various CD productions
  • 2010 Genealogy (jazz quartet), composition and CD production
  • 2012 SchiBuJazz, Live Video Living Room Jazz
  • 2013 New Traditions (Eberhard Budziat Bigband Project)
  • 2015 Ensemble Querton, “What?” (Composition and CD production)
  • 2016 Trio Blastonal + Fickelscher + King, composition and CD production
  • 2016 EBU and the Slam Thing, composition
  • 2018 Marzipan, EBU and The Thing of Swing (composition and CD production)
  • 2019 Alles im Fluss - the Remstal Symphony, EBU Bigband Project with Vincent Klink (composition and CD production)

As a sideman (selection)

  • Müller-Braig Jazz Unit (CD production)
  • Marianne and Michael
  • Ernst Hutter and the Egerland musicians (CD production)
  • Radio big bands (SDR and BR, NDR, MDR)
  • Thilo Wolf Bigband (CD production)
  • Jörg Bollin and the Moravian Fire (CD production)
  • Rainer Tempel (CD production)
  • Riverside Jazzband (composition, CD production)
  • Chris Geisler (CD production)
  • Dusko Goykovich , CD production
  • SWR 4 band
  • Bobby Burgess Bigband Explosion
  • Orchestra of Cultures , Adrian Verum (CD production)
  • HP Ockert Bigband (CD production)
  • The Longhorns (composition and CD production)
  • CPO Composers Pool Orchestra, (composition and CD production)
  • Slavko Benic Orkestr (CD production)
  • Gee Hye Lee (CD production)
  • Jazzfactory Orchestra (CD production)
  • Wednesday Night Big Band, Stuttgart
  • Sunday Night Orchestra (CD production)
  • IG Jazz, Jazz @ Large (composition)
  • Brass and Strings Orchestra (CD production)
  • State Youth Jazz Orchestra Bavaria (arrangement)

Musical and theater productions

As an ensemble member (or representative) he worked on the following productions: Miss Saigon , Dance of the Vampires , Elisabeth , 3 Musketeers , I've never been to New York , Cats , Beauty and the Beast , Wicked , Rebecca , Chicago , Hair , Cabaret , Evita .

Works

Compositions (selection)

  • Waltz for Wendy
  • Oh yeah
  • Rock it
  • Mourn '
  • Honkin '
  • On the edge
  • Red Lips, Brown Skin
  • People Like Them
  • Remstal Symphony
  • My Swabian Soul (Swab Soul)
  • Kibudzi
  • marzipan
  • Rosebud
  • Bobipbabip
  • Howlin '

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personal data
SURNAME Budziat, Eberhard
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German jazz trombonist, composer and band leader
DATE OF BIRTH 1961
PLACE OF BIRTH Esslingen