Thomas Lähns
Thomas Lähns (* 1981 in Basel ) is a Swiss double bass player .
Life
Lähns joined Tibor Elekes in 1994 as a bass student . In 2001 he began studying double bass at the Music Academy of the City of Basel with Wolfgang Güttler and Botond Kostyak . In 2008 he graduated with a concert diploma . In the jazz area he has worked with David Liebman , Greg Osby , Glenn Ferris and Wolfgang Puschnig , and is a founding member of the jazz trio VEIN , together with Florian and Michael Arbenz , and a member of Christoph Stiefel's Inner Language Trio . He is also a permanent member of the Basel Sinfonietta . In the classical field he played under the conductors Heinz Holliger and Péter Eötvös and appeared in Hans Werner Henze's double bass concert , among others . He has given concerts as a soloist not only in Switzerland, Germany and France, but in 2009 also in South America .
Discographic notes
- Michael & Florian Arbenz AMP Stringency (Meta, 2003)
- VEIN: Vein (2006)
- VEIN: Standarts-No Standarts (2007)
- VEIN: Outstage (2008)
- VEIN: On Stage (live recording, nominated for the list of the best of the German Record Critics' Prize in 2010 ).
- Christoph Stiefel Inner Language Trio Fortuna's Smile (2009)
- VEIN: VEIN meets Glenn Ferris (2006)
- VEIN: VEIN plays Porgy and Bess (Unit, 2011)
- Christoph Stiefel Inner Language Trio Live! (Basho Records, 2012)
- VEIN feat. Dave Liebman: Lemuria (Unit, 2012)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Concert program ( MS Word ; 83 kB)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lähns, Thomas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss double bass player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1981 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Basel , Switzerland |