Martin Ehlers (musician)
Martin Ehlers (born April 10, 1962 in Kiel ) is a German jazz musician ( piano , composition ) and doctor .
Live and act
Ehlers received piano lessons at an early age; his teacher introduced him to the Goldberg Variations as well as pop songs and encouraged him to write his own pieces. From 1988 to 1997 he completed a degree in human medicine at the University of Kiel , which he completed with a doctorate on the ability of drugs to influence bronchial hyperreactivity . After working as a scientific assistant at the Borstel Research Center and at the University of Lübeck , he has been a resident specialist for internal medicine, pulmonary and bronchial medicine and allergology in Hamburg-Winterhude since 1998 . Since 2002 he has been a consulting doctor for the German Swimming Association and the Olympic Training Center in Hamburg.
Ehlers also works as a jazz pianist ; he leads his own trio (with bassist Thomas Biller and drummer Derek Scherzer), with which he develops his own repertoire, which is influenced by Scandinavian melodic jazz. He also performs with other musicians. With Jasper van't Hof he improvised extensively on his composition “Nachtflug” at JazzBaltica in Salzau .
Discographic notes
- Strange Blue Light Bay (2005)
- Swedish Moment (2007)
- Feel the Light (2010, with Ingolf Burkhardt )
- Fatum (2012, with Herb Geller )
literature
- Olaf Maikopf Martin Ehlers: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde? Jazzthetik 3/4 2010: 36–37
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ehlers, Martin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German jazz musician and doctor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 10, 1962 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kiel |