Niko Schäuble

Niko Schauble (* 29. January 1962 in Stuttgart ) is a German drummer of modern jazz and composer .

Live and act

Schäuble studied in Berlin, a. a. with Manfred Burzlaff and Konstantinos Avgerinos; with Gebhard Ullmann , Andreas Willers and Hans-Dieter Lorenz (later Martin Lillich ) he founded the quartet Out to Lunch in the mid-1980s , which successfully toured and released albums - also with Enrico Rava ; he was also a member of the "Elefanten" and led his band Tibetan Dixie . He has lived in Australia since 1989. He has appeared with Sam Rivers , Lee Konitz , Trilok Gurtu , Wynton Marsalis , Dewey Redman , Gunther Schuller and Palle Mikkelborg , as well as with Paul Grabowsky (duo album Spiel ), Robyn Archer, Archie Roach, Ruby Hunter, Katie Noonan, Jex Saarelaht and Karaikudi R. Mani. He recorded with the Australian Art Orchestra and with Christof Griese .

Schäuble wrote compositions for the Australian Art Orchestra , the Radiosinfonieorchester Frankfurt , the Berlin Jazz Composers Orchestra JJBC and the Berliner Saxophon Quartet, as well as film and television music for series and feature films such as Stingers , Zoo's Company , Bunch of Fives , Neighbors , Bed of Roses ( Australia). He also teaches at the Victorian College of the Arts at Monash University in Melbourne and the Northern Melbourne Institute of TAFE. Since 2012 Niko has been running the "Pughouse Studios", where he works as a sound engineer and producer.

Prizes and awards

Schäuble received an Australian Jazz Award for best drummer in 1992 . In 1995 he received the second prize at the Franz-Josef Reinl Foundation for Without End . At the days of light music of the SDR , he won first and second prizes in 1996 for his compositions Ich would like to eat you up and T'an 90.

Discographic notes

• Niko Schäuble's Tibetan Dixie Nothing Too Serious (1989)
• Niko Schauble's Tibetan Dixie with Arthur Blythe Ya-it-ma Thang (1992)
• On the Other Hand (with Stephen Grant, Paul Grabowsky, Ren Walters, Chris Bekker; 1997)
• Per-Dee-Doo (with Gebhard Ullmann), Nabel Records (Nabel 4640)
• Experience (with Andreas Willers), Nabel Records (Nabel 4665)
• Jazz Paintings (with Christof Griese), BIT
• Doug DeVries , Newmarket Records (NEW 001)
• Fridays, Late - Live at Bennett's Lane Jex Saarelaht Trio, (BL 23996)
• TIP (with Ren Walters, Chris Bekker), Origin Records (OR 017)
• Mogrinos (with Leszek Możdżer ), Futurex Records / Poland
• Electric 5 (with Christof Griese), BIT 11176 (2003)
• White Snow – Red Earth , Portrait CD, BIT 11346 (2004)
• It works! , BIT (2009)
• Magnusson / Guerrini / Di Sario / Schäuble Acquacheta (2013)
• Paul Grabowsky & Niko Schäuble Spiel , Jazzhead (2015)
• Paul Grabowsky, Mirko Guerrini, Niko Schäuble Torrio , Encore (2017)

under a different name

• Minimal Kidds No Age ( Intuition , 1987, with Gebhard Ullmann, Andreas Willers, and Trilok Gurtu , Glen Moore , Burhan Öçal , Hans Lüdemann )
• Paul Grabowsky Sextet Tee-Vee , East West Records
• Paul Grabowsky Sextet Viva Viva , WEA
• Australian Art Orchestra Ringing The Bell Backwards , Origin Records (OR008)
• Australian Art Orchestra Passion , ABC Records 465 230-2
• Australian Art Orchestra Into The Fire , ABC Records 465 705-2
• Christof Griese Quartet 52nd Return , Jazz4Ever Records (J4E 4728)
• Christof Griese Quartet New Friends , Jazz4Ever Records (J4E 4736)
• Paul Grabowsky Trio 3 , Origin Records OR 058
• Music for SITA , AAO Records
• Double Drums Project (with Tony Buck ), BIT 11264
• Paul Grabowsky Trio Big Adventure , ABC Records 476 283-5
• The Chennai Sessions , Australian Art Orchestra & Sruthi Laya
• Crossing Roper Bar , Australian Art Orchestra & Wagilak Songmen, Arnhem Land (2009)
• Crossing Roper Bar Vol 2 , Australian Art Orchestra & Wagilak Songmen, Arnhem Land (2014)

Web links

• Web presence
• Niko Music
• Niko Schäuble in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Niko Schäuble at Allmusic (English)