Stephan Braun (musician)
Stephan Braun (born June 1, 1978 ) is a German jazz cellist.
Life
Stephan Braun began playing the piano at the age of 6 and soon afterwards with the cello. His musical path led him to the Hamburg University of Music and Theater , where he studied classical cello with Wolfgang Mehlhorn and jazz with Dieter Glawischnig , Lucas Lindholm and Fiete Felsch . In 2004 he continued his jazz studies at the UdK in Berlin with Peter Less and David Friedman and successfully completed his diploma in 2006.
Stephan Braun is the winner of national and international competitions, including Jugend musiziert , Jugend jazz , the composition competition “Luther in Europe”, the chamber music competition “Charles Hennen” and was a scholarship holder of the Deutsche Bank Cultural Foundation. In 2000 he founded the band deep strings together with the cellist and singer Anne-Christin Schwarz, which in September 2004 received first prize at the Jazz & Blues Award in Berlin . He gave concerts with musicians such as Chris Hinze , Monica Akihary , Manfred Weinberger, Don Thomson, Nils Landgren , Melody Gardot , Kristjan Randalu and Annamateur . He also worked on projects for the Hamburger Schauspielhaus , the NDR Big Band and the Berliner Ensemble .
Discographic notes
- Chris Hinze Combination Akar Akar ; 2002
- Manfred Weinberger Septet Spirit of Old Europe ; 2004
- Manfred Weinberger Septet Dancing Ganesh ; 2005
- Kristjan Randalu Quartet Tidbits ; 2005
- Peter Ehwald & Benedikt Jahnel Music for String Quartet and Jazz Quartet ; Konnex 2008
- Stephan Braun Trio The Raid ; 2008
- Bodek Janke global dance culture ; 2009
- Kristjan Randalu Quartet Desde Manhattan ; 2009
- Annamateur whale songs ; 2009
- Rolf Zielke Handel Jazz ; 2009
- Don Friedman Salzau Trio & Gerdur Gunnarsdóttir String Quartet The Composer Live at Jazz Baltica Salzau ; enja 2010
- Benjamin Schaefer Trio Beneath the Surface ; enja 2010
- deep strings façon ; NRW Jazz 2012
- Giora Feidman Jazz Experience Klezmer Meets Jazz ; Pianissimo 2014
- Dieter Falk A Tribute to Martin Luther ; Universal Music 2016
- Arne Jansen Trio Nine Firmaments ; Dream Tone 2016
Web links
- Works by and about Stephan Braun in the catalog of the German National Library
- Stephan Braun's website
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Braun, Stephan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German jazz cellist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 1, 1978 |