Martin Schütz (cellist)
Martin Schütz (* 1954 ) is a Swiss cellist specializing in jazz and new improvisation music, as well as a composer, film and theater musician.
biography
After training as a classical cellist, Schütz turned to jazz and improvisation. In the mid-1980s he began to be interested in electrically amplified music and in the electronic change of the cello sound. This led to the construction of the “electric 5-string cello”, which became his main instrument. Schütz has repeatedly worked with Butch Morris and Shelley Hirsch and played in a trio with Barre Phillips and Hans Burgener , but also with Paul Lovens , Stephan Wittwer and Werner Lüdi , with Manuel Mengis , Marco Käppeli , with Saadet Türköz or with Lucas Niggli . Since 1990 he has been working regularly in a trio with Hans Koch and Fredy Studer , sometimes also with musicians from other cultures, for example with the El Nil Troop from Egypt ("Heavy Cairo Traffic"), with DJs from New York ("Roots & Wires") ) and with the poet Christian Uetz .
In recent years, Schütz has also worked as a composer and live musician in the theater (including with the directors Luc Bondy , Christoph Marthaler , and Ruedi Häusermann in Zurich, Hamburg, Berlin, Vienna and Munich) and for dance performances (including for Anna Huber ) Appearance entered. He also writes music for radio plays (including for Erik Altorfer ) and for films (including for Peter Liechti , Dieter Gränicher and Tobias Ineichen ).
Schütz lives in Biel .
Awards
- 2011: Music Prize of the Canton of Bern
Web links
- Extensive discography
- Koch-Schütz-Studer
- Martin Schütz in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Media release of September 30, 2011, on the website of the Canton of Bern, accessed on October 1, 2011.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schütz, Martin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss cellist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1954 |