Martin Sasse (pianist)
Martin Sasse (born March 2, 1968 in Hamm / Westphalia ) is a German jazz pianist , keyboardist and composer .
Live and act
Sasse studied from 1989 to 1990 at the Folkwang-Hochschule Essen (classical music) and from 1990 to 1998 at the Musikhochschule Köln (jazz, concert exam with distinction). From 1988 to 1990 he played in the JugendJazzOrchester NRW and from 1990 to 1993 in the Bundesjazzorchester under the direction of Peter Herbolzheimer .
From 1992 to 1996 he taught at the " Open House Jazz School Cologne ", from 1998 to 2008 he was a lecturer at the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz for jazz piano and combo. Since autumn 2008 he has been a lecturer in jazz piano at the Institute for Media and Music at the Robert Schumann University in Düsseldorf .
Martin Sasse has been working a. a. with Al Foster , the New York Voices , Jimmy Cobb , Steve Grossman , Hiram Bullock , Peter Bernstein , Vincent Herring , Roberta Gambarini , Silvia Droste , Bobby McFerrin / Bochumer Symphoniker (2010), Till Brönner , Tommy Emmanuel , Tom Gäbel , Dick Oatts , Dennis Mackrel , Nadja Schubert , Philip Catherine , Dusko Goykovich , Milan Lulic , Billy Cobham , Sting / Bochumer Symphoniker , Jan Akkerman and the WDR Rundfunkorchester (2012), John Ruocco and the Brian Hughes Band, Steve Grossman, Scott Hamilton or Rick Margitza .
With his trio he played a. a. 2008 and 2011 at the Ruhr Piano Festival . In 2010 he performed his solo piano program at the Lucerne Festival .
Prizes and awards
- "Culture Prize of the City of Hamm 1990"
- 1st prize "Karlsberg Jazz Prize 1998"
- 3rd prize "Hennessy Jazz Search 2000"
- “ Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik 4/2010” for the CD release “Good Times” with Charlie Mariano
Discographic notes
- own publications
- Here We Come - Martin Sasse Trio ( Nagel-Heyer Records 2000) with ( Henning Gailing , Hendrik Smock )
- A Groovy Affair - Martin Sasse Trio feat. Peter Bernstein (Nagel-Heyer Records 2003)
- Close Encounter - Martin Sasse Trio feat. Vincent Herring (Nagel-Heyer Records 2005)
- Still, Still, Still - Martin Sasse Trio (Nagel-Heyer Records 2009, with Henning Gailing, Hans Dekker )
- Good Times - Martin Sasse Trio feat. Charlie Mariano (Nagel-Heyer Records 2010, with Henning Gailing, Hendrik Smock)
- European Standard Time - Martin Sasse / John Goldsby / Hendrik Smock (Telos 2011)
- Take the "D" -Train - Martin Sasse Trio & Steve Grossman (Nagel-Heyer Records 2015, with Henning Gailing, Joost van Schaik )
- Publications as a sideman
- John Goldsby Space for the Bass (2009)
- Silvia Droste From Dusk to Dawn (Laika 2009)
- Rolf Römer Tribute to Childhood
- Willy Ketzer Tribute to Ramsey Lewis ( In + Out Records 2011)
- Rüdiger Baldauf Trumpet Night (Mons 2012)
- Matthias Strucken Tribute to Milt Jackson
- Marcus Bartelt / Ralf Hesse Quintet Happy Weeks
- Blue Motion Trio feat. Joscho Stephan Smile (GLM 2015, with Walfried Böcker , André Spajić)
- Gerd Dudek Out of this World (Planet Jazz Cologne 2016)
Web links
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sasse, Martin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German jazz pianist, keyboardist and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 2nd, 1968 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hamm |