Tom Gotze
Tom Götze (* 1968 in Dresden ) is a German bass player and professor at the Carl Maria von Weber University of Music in Dresden for double bass and electric bass jazz / rock / pop.
Life
Götze's musical career began in Dresden. From 1984 to 1990 he studied tuba , bass guitar and double bass at the Carl Maria von Weber Academy of Music .
Since his studies in the USA ( New York and Los Angeles ) in 1992/93 , he has worked as a musician in the styles of jazz , rock , pop and classical music as well as an acting musician (including the Dresden State Theater).
Since 1989 Götze has been part of the Dresdner Dand Dekadance , with which several albums were created. He worked with numerous well-known artists such as Mike Stern , Pet Shop Boys , Armin Mueller-Stahl , Günther Fischer , Till Brönner , Adam Rogers , Manfred Krug , Richie Beirach , John Schröder , Gitte Hænning , Uschi Brüning , Jiggs Whigham , Chester Thompson , Pascal von Wroblewsky , Günther “Baby” Sommer , Rhani Krija , Sven Helbig and Günter Hörig together. With Arkady Shilkloper , Florian Mayer and John Wolf Brennan he forms the group Pago Libre; he works with Stephan Bormann in the 10string Orchestra .
As a founding member of the Dresden Symphony Orchestra , he is regularly involved in their projects, also as a soloist.
Götze is married and lives with his family in Dresden .
Tours
Guest performances and tours have taken him to Mexico, Canada, Cuba, Scandinavia, England, Spain, Italy, France, Austria, Russia, China and Switzerland, among others.
professorship
Since 2012 he has been teaching as a professor for double bass and bass guitar at the Carl Maria von Weber Academy of Music in Dresden .
Discographic notes
- 2019: The 10string Orchestra Clouds
- 2013: Stephan Bormann, Tom Götze, The Ten String Orchestra: Pearls (Acoustic Music)
- 2013: Lars Kutschke Right Here, Right Now
- 2012: Tom Goetze Band Bass Shuttle
Awards
- 2015 - Golden German Jazz Award for the album Chosen by Manfred Krug and Uschi Brüning
- 2016 - Platinum German Jazz Award for the album Chosen
- 2017 - Golden German Jazz Award for the album Manfred Krug - His songs
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Edel awarded Manfred Krug platinum posthumously. In: MusikWoche . December 22, 2016. Accessed June 20, 2020.
- ↑ Künstlerhafen presents Jazz Award for Manfred-Krug-Hommage. In: MusikWoche . December 13, 2017. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gotze, Tom |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German bass player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1968 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dresden |