Nicola Hein

Nicola Leonard Hein (born December 15, 1988 in Düsseldorf ) is a German guitarist, composer and sound artist in the field of improvised music and free jazz .

Hein, who comes from Düsseldorf, studied jazz guitar , philosophy and German at the Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz . He works mainly in the Cologne improv scene such as in the band Blemishes (with Thomas Lumley and Constantin Herzog ), in the formations Tonverbrechung (with Elisabeth Fügemann , Sophie Reyer, Lukas Truniger), Eleganze (with Paul Hubweber , Elisabeth Fügemann) and with Niklas Wandt (Duo Anthropophagus II ), also with Paul Lytton , Etienne Nillesen , Robert Landfermann , Carl Ludwig Hübsch , Philip Zoubek , Matthias Muche , Udo Moll , Georg Wissel , Uli Böttcher , Ulrich Phillipp , Leonhard Huhn and Emilio Gordoa . In his freely improvised solo concerts, Hein explores the tonal possibilities of polyphonic playing on the guitar in order to expand the spectrum beyond the range of sounds that can be achieved using conventional playing techniques.

Discographic notes

Blemishes: True German Hateful and Misanthropic Free Improv (Blemishes, 2012), with Constantin Herzog, Thomas Lumley, Niklas Wandt
Blemishes: Libido (Ana Ott, 2014), with Thomas Lumley, Constantin Herzog, Niklas Wandt
The Disgusting Enjoyment (2014), with Constantin Herzog, Daniele Martini, Leo Huhn, Niklas Wandt, Matthias Mainz, Joker Nies
Rotozaza Zero ( Leo Records 2016), with Rudi Mahall , Adam Pultz Melbye, Christian Lillinger
Matthias Muche / Nicola Hein Hot Jazz (Jazzwerkstatt Berlin 2016)
Matthias Muche / Nicola Hein (7000 Eichen): Transferration (Jazzwerkstatt, 2016)
Revolver 23 (with Alfred Harth , Marcel Daemgen, Jörg Fischer ): cherry blossoms with hidden explosives (Moloko Plus, 2019)
Sam Weinberg , Nicola Hein, Jason Askary : Nihilarticles (2020)

personal data
SURNAME	Hein, Nicola
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Hein, Nicola Leonard
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German improvisation musician
DATE OF BIRTH	December 15, 1988
PLACE OF BIRTH	Dusseldorf