Eckhard Stromer

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Eckhard M. Stromer (born December 24, 1972 in Chicago, Illinois , USA) is an American jazz musician ( drums ) and percussionist .

Life

Stromer received his first drum lessons at the age of 7 and was soon playing in school orchestras and big bands as well as in various brass bands and rock bands. From the age of 15 he took lessons from Reiner Oliva in Göppingen and devoted himself more and more to jazz. As a schoolboy he founded the Lumberjack Big Band Göppingen and directed it from the drum set for the first few years.

From 1992 to 1995 he studied classical orchestral drums (orchestral musician and state-certified music teacher) with Bernd Kremling and jazz drums with Bill Elgart at the Hermann Zilcher Conservatory in Würzburg . In 1996 he received his diploma from the University of Music in Würzburg . A subsequent artistic postgraduate course in classical drums with Klaus Treßelt and jazz / pop with Manfred Kniel finally led him to the State University for Music and Performing Arts in Stuttgart . From 1993 to 1997 Stromer was a member of the State Youth Jazz Orchestra Baden-Württemberg ( headed by Bernd Konrad ), from 1995 to 1997 a member of the Federal Youth Jazz Orchestra under the direction of Peter Herbolzheimer .

In 1997 he became Principal Drummer / 1. Perc. at the Palladium Theater Stuttgart for Disney's “Beauty and the Beast” and in 1999 at the world premiere of Disney's “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” in the Theater am Potsdamer Platz in Berlin. He received a composition commission from the Baden-Württemberg State Wind Orchestra for percussion ensemble for the World Music Contest 2017 in Kerkrade / NL.

From 2000 he taught as a lecturer for jazz / pop drums at the State University for Music and Performing Arts Stuttgart (HMDK Stuttgart), and since 2011 as a permanent lecturer for jazz / pop drums, ensembles and jazz rhythm.

Eckhard Stromer is also a juror in competitions such as “ Jugend musiziert ” or Jugend jazzt! and gives workshops / master classes etc. a. at the Stuttgart Jazz Workshop, Jazz Workshop Music Academy Kürnbach, Percussion Festival Koszalin / Poland, "Korean National University of Arts Seoul / South Korea" (KNUA), International Jazz Course Burghausen, Student Jazz Festival Baden-Württemberg, " University of Media" Stuttgart , International Music Academy Schloss Kapfenburg, Heidenheimer Jazzworkshop, "Kolberg - World of Percussion Festival", state teacher training of the VdM.

He lives in Stuttgart .

Awards

Stromer received prizes and awards a. a. at " Jugend Jazzt" , the "International Drummers Meeting 1994", the "German Conservatory Competition 1995", the "International European Jazz Competition" of the Leverkusener Jazztage 1997, the Mercedes-Benz Advancement Award for Jazz and Popular Music 1997 as well as with the recording "Caravan" "by Adriana Hölzsky & the Percussion Ensemble Stuttgart an entry on the first quarterly list of the " Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik " 2006 as well as a Grammy nomination in 2001 with Paquito d´Rivera - The Clarinetist Vol.1.

collaboration

Stromer worked with musicians such as Dirk Blümlein, Gee Hye Lee , Rainer Tempel , Lilly Thornton, Christian Meyers, Nils Gessinger , Wolfgang Schmid , Frank Kuruc , Peter Less , Martin Schrack , Paquito D'Rivera , Eric Bazilian , Jon Lord , Alex Sipiagin , Andreas Pilsenbeck, Pur , Daniel Schnyder , Randy Brecker , Roger Cicero , Joo Kraus as well as with symphony orchestras such as the Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra of the SWR , the SWR Rundfunkorchester Kaiserslautern , the German Pops Orchestra, the Staatskapelle Halle , the Staatsorchester Stuttgart , and the Stuttgart Philharmonic together.

Discographic information (excerpt)

  • Paquito D'Rivera The Clarinetist Vol.1 Peregrina 2001
  • Ralph Abelein Mr. B`s Time Machine (Satin Doll 2002, with Ralph Abelein p, Andreas Francke alto sax, Jürgen Seyler tb, Frank Wekenmann git, Dirk Blümlein b, Eckhard Stromer dr)
  • Cornell Dupree Mr. 2500 (Birdland Rec. 2003, with Cornell Dupree git, Nils Gessinger keyb., Ralph Reichert sax, Dieter Heinsohn b, Eckhard Stromer dr, Roger Cicero & Katja Berg , voc)
  • Dirk Blümlein Terzett Everything for the artist (Rodenstein 2004, Dirk Blümlein b, Andreas Francke alto sax / clar., Eckhard Stromer, dr)
  • Rainer Tempel Trio Fingerfood (Way Out 2004, Rainer Tempel p, Markus Bodenseh b, Eckhard Stromer dr)
  • PUR Live on Schalke 2004 (Capitol 2004, CD + DVD)
  • Nils Gessinger Jam it up! (Edel 2004, among others with Nils Gessinger keyb, Jürgen Attig b, Peter Less sax, Joe Gallardo tb)
  • Rainer Tempel & Woodwinds (Rodenstein 2005, inter alia with Rainer Tempel p, Markus Bodenseh b, Libor Sima bassoon)
  • Nils Gessinger Burning (Indys 2006, among others with Nils Gessinger keyb, Jürgen Attig b, Peter Less sax, Pablo Escayola, perc)
  • Dirk Blümlein Terzett Freizeitvergnügen (jazz'n'arts 2007, Dirk Blümlein b, Andreas Francke alto sax / clar., Eckhard Stromer, dr)
  • Rainer Tempel & Württembergische Philharmonie (SWR 2007, feat.Claus Stötter tp, Henning Sieverts b, Paul Heller ten sax, Eckhard Stromer dr)
  • Meyers Nachtcafé Here and There (Phonector 2010, Christian Meyers tp, Martin Johnson keyb., Rüdiger Nass git, Alex Uhl b, Eckhard Stromer dr)
  • Lilly Thornton Quintett Invitation (Mulatina 2012, Lilly Thornton voc, Ull Möck piano, Jens Loh bass, Christian Meyers tp, Eckhard Stromer, dr)
  • Lilly Thornton Quintett Something's Coming (Mulatina 2012, Lilly Thornton voc, Ull Möck piano, Jens Loh bass, Christian Meyers tp, Eckhard Stromer, dr)
  • Dirk Blümlein Terzett Fette Beute (Rodenstein 2012, Dirk Blümlein b, Andreas Francke alto sax / clar., Eckhard Stromer, dr)
  • Christian Meyers quintet East Autumn (Neuklang 2012, Christian Meyers tp, Andi Maile sax, Ull Möck p, Jens Loh b, Eckhard Stromer dr)
  • Meyers Nachtcafé Plans and Plays (Neuklang 2014, Christian Meyers tp, Martin Johnson keyb., Rüdiger Nass git, Alex Uhl b, Eckhard Stromer dr)
  • Gee Hye Lee Password: ilovejazz (Fenn Music 2015, with Gee Hye Lee p, Frank Kuruc git, Uli Röser tb, Hansmartin Eberhardt sax, Wolfgang Schmid b, Eckhard Stromer dr)
  • Meyers Nachtcafé studio concert Live to 2-Track (Neuklang 2017, Christian Meyers tp, Martin Johnson keyb., Rüdiger Nass git, Alex Uhl b, Eckhard Stromer dr)
  • Dirk Blümlein Terzett On all seven seas (Rodenstein 2018, Dirk Blümlein b, Andreas Francke alto sax / clar., Eckhard Stromer, dr)
  • Jackie Bristow Blue Moon Rising (Timba 2020, Jackie Bristow voc / git, Mark Punch git, JT Thomas org, Dirk Blümlein b, Eckhard Stromer dr & perc)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Baden-Württemberg Brass Band Association : Baden-Württemberg State Brass Band is Vice World Champion: Baden-Württemberg Brass Band Association. Retrieved April 16, 2020 .
  2. ↑ November 29, 2019: Axel Kühn Trio , on jazzbiber.de
  3. ↑ Eckhard Stromer , on hmdk-stuttgart.de
  4. ^ Stuttgart Music School: Jazz Workshop. Retrieved April 16, 2020 .
  5. ↑ Swinging Instruments and Vocals | Justus-Knecht-Gymnasium Bruchsal. Retrieved April 16, 2020 .
  6. ↑ Talking Drums open the Jazz Lights. Retrieved April 16, 2020 .
  7. ↑ Prize of the German Record Critics 1-2006 | nmz - new music newspaper. Retrieved April 18, 2020 .
  8. ↑ The Clarinetist - Paquito D´Rivera. Retrieved April 18, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Stromer, Eckhard
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Stromer, Eckhard M.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American jazz drummer and percussionist
DATE OF BIRTH December 24, 1972
PLACE OF BIRTH Chicago , Illinois, USA