Matthias Seuffert

Matthias Seuffert (born January 29, 1971 in Kronberg ) is a German jazz musician ( tenor saxophone , clarinet , arrangement ). His stylistic range extends from hot jazz to swing to bebop . He was internationally active from an early age.

Live and act

Seuffert received classical training on the piano and the clarinet. As a teenager he discovered jazz. Reimer von Essen was his mentor. Early on he played in Claus Jacobi's band ; under the direction of Keith Nichols , Harlem's Arabian Nights was created in 1996 , an album with previously unrecorded compositions by Duke Ellington and James P. Johnson . With Nichols he directed the Blue Rhythmakers (CD 2001).

2002 originated with the classic jazz trio of Trevor Richards album Reeds write . In 2002 and 2003 he taught saxophone in London at Trinity College of Music and was active as a musician on the British jazz scene; he played with Nichols, Alan Barnes , Norman Field and Enrico Tomasso , among others . Then he led a quintet with trumpeter Patrick Artero , which became the centerpiece (with the rhythm section Thilo Wagner , Michael Schöneich and Gregor Beck ). In addition, Seuffert appeared regularly with Frank Muschalle's trio (partly reinforced by Engelbert Wrobel ), documented on the album Mellow Blues (2005). Since 2007 he has also played in the European Saxophone Quartet (with Jean-Francois Bonnell, Marc Richard and Nicolas Montier ).

Together with bassist Alyn Shipton , he led the Buck Clayton Legacy Band . He has also performed with musicians such as Red Holloway , Eddie Locke , Warren Vaché , Harry Allen , Scott Robinson , Dan Barrett , Marty Grosz , Randy Sandke and Kenny Davern as well as the Barrelhouse Jazz Band and the Pasadena Roof Orchestra . For the American stomp-off label Seuffert recorded two albums with the music of Louis Armstrong with Pam Pameijers New Jazz Wizards and the Swedish cornetist Bent Persson ; with Jon-Erik Kellso two albums with the music of the clarinetist Johnny Dodds were created .

Prizes and awards

Seuffert was awarded the Prix ​​Sidney d'Or in France in 1992 . In 2018 he was honored as Keeper of the Flame by the Park Lane Jazz Club Osnabrück .

Web links

• Web presence
• Matthias Seuffert at Discogs (English)
• Matthias Seuffert at Allmusic (English)