Philipp Rellstab
Philipp Rellstab (born January 28, 1984 in Zurich ) is a Danish - Swiss jazz musician (including trumpet , flugelhorn and trombone ), band leader , composer and arranger .
Musical career
The son of a Dane grew up near Zurich in Switzerland. He came into contact with a broad spectrum of jazz at an early age through his grandfather's records.
Even as a child, Rellstab stood out for his musical talent and played in various school orchestras and youth bands. First he trained on the trombone and then on the tuba . Already at this time he discovered his love for the trumpet and lived it out, initially self-taught. The training on the trumpet took place with the Swiss jazz musician and conductor Erwin Füchslin . In various instrumental courses, etc. a. Philipp Rellstab refined his tuba playing with Simon Styles , Sam Pilafian and Roger Bobo and made a name for himself in the local scene as a jazz tuba player. After training on the trumpet and over the past few years, the trumpet and flugelhorn replaced the tuba.
Between 1995 and 2008 Rellstab was a member of various orchestras, including the Grenadiermusik Zürich and the Wood and Metal Connection. He composed marches , a cappella programs as well as countless arrangements of existing melodies for wind orchestra. Since the mid-2000s, the field of composition and arrangement in the field of jazz and symphonic wind music has become increasingly important.
From 2010, after old-time jazz and swing , Rellstab increasingly turned to smooth jazz , which is also listed under Easy Listening , and met the contemporary trend in jazz. In this context he also concentrated more on the flugelhorn and the valve trombone . He often appears as a guest musician and soloist in national and international jazz orchestras and played with greats like Dusko Goykovich .
family
Rellstab married the designer / photographer Natasha Milojevic in 2011.
Discographic notes
Albums
- Wood and Metal Connection Wood and Metal (2001)
- Dixie Kids Dixie Kids 2010 (2010)
- New Riverside Reunion Jazz Band We Are Back! (2010)
- Tangerine Mainstation (2013)
- Swingin 'Birds Live (2013)
- Philipp Rellstab Wintertale (2014)
Singles
- Philipp Rellstab Memories Of Jumbo (2013)
literature
- Bruno Spoerri : Biographical Lexicon of Swiss Jazz. CD supplement to: Bruno Spoerri (Ed.): Jazz in Switzerland. History and stories. Chronos-Verlag, Zurich 2005, ISBN 3-0340-0739-6
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rellstab, Philipp |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Danish-Swiss jazz trumpeter, flugelhorn player, band leader, composer and arranger |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 28, 1984 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Zurich |