Holger Scheidt
Holger Scheidt (* 1979 in Würzburg ) is a German jazz musician ( double bass , composition ).
Live and act
Scheidt, who grew up in southern Germany, first played rock music as a teenager and then went through basic jazz training at the New Jazz School in Munich . He continued his studies in Montpellier at the École Regional de Jazz and in Barcelona at the Aula de Musica Morderna y Jazz until 2003, before studying in the USA at the Berklee College of Music (Bachelor 2006) and at the City College of New York ( Master's degree). Since 2008, four albums with his work as a composer and band leader have been released. He also played with Benedikt Jahnel , Sebastian Merk , Ross Pederson, Kristjan Randalu , Nick Anderson , Florian Höfner , Guido May and Michael Vochezer.
Discographic notes
- Half a Year in Half an Hour ( Konnex 2008, with Alex Terrier, Michel Reis , Anthony Pinciotti )
- Holger Scheidt and the Scene: Flights Falls (Konnex 2011, with Dan Tepfer , Gordon Au, Jake Hertzog, Michel Reis and Rich Perry and Alex Terrier)
- The Tides of Life ( Enja 2014, with Gordon Au, Rich Perry, Victor Gould , Anthony Pinciotti)
- Swimming elephants (Enja 2018, with Rich Perry, Voro Garcia, Matthias Gmelin, Peter Ehwald , Matthias Lindermayr , Marc Ayza, Ben Kraef, Florian Menzel , Anthony Pinciotti)
Web links
- Web presence
- portrait
- Holger Scheidt at Discogs (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Scheidt, Holger |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German jazz musician (double bass, composition) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1979 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wurzburg |