MATTHIAS SCHRIEFL 6,
ALPS & JAZZ
March, 10 Wednesday, Ahmed Adnan Saygun Arts Center, 08.30 pm
Niels
Klein: cl, b-cl, ts (Klarinette, Kontraaltklarinette, Tenorsax)
Florian Trübsbach: Oboe, cl, picc flute, as (Oboe, Klarinette,
Pikkolo Flöte, Altsax)
Federico Aluffi: Basoon, ts (Fagott, Tenorsax)
Jeffrey A. "Jam" McGuire: Horn
Peter Heidl: Flutes, tenor sax
Matthias Schriefl: trp, flgh, sousaphon, leader (Trompete,
Flügelhorn, Sousaphon, Chefkoch)
Born in 1981, Matthias Schriefl comes from the South German region of the Allgäu. He received his first trumpet and piano lessons as a 7 year-old, won the national competition “Jugend Musiziert” at the age of 11 and took over the job of directing his school’s big band in ninth grade, leading them to perform his first compositions. At the age of 15, he was the youngest member of the Bavarian State Jazz Orchestra and the German Young Jazz Orchestra.
At 17, with his band „Sidewinders”, Schriefl was the winner of Germany’s “Young Jazz Players” competition “Jugend jazzt”, and as prize produced his first official CD “Die Bestie” (The Beast) for Mons Records. There followed tours of Texas, Russia, and Romania in the next Year. Schriefl was a student at the music conservatory in Munich, subsequently studied at the Cologne Music College from 2000-2005 with Andy Haderer, and studied for a year in Amsterdam. Currently Schriefl is leading various projects in his adopted hometown Cologne, as well as organizing the live jazz series “Jazz-O-Rama”.
Schriefl has received numerous awards as a soloist, composer and band leader. In 2006 he was awarded the WDR jazz prize for improvisation He received the “Star of 2007” from the Münchner Abendzeitung (Munich Evening News), and in 2008 the North Rhine Westphalia Artistic Achievement Award 2008 for composition, conducting, and instrumental music. In the same year, at the suggestion of the Cologne Philharmonic, he was designated “rising star”. In connection with the concert series “Rising Stars”, which is co-ordinated by the European Concert Hall Organisation (ECHO), his band shreefpunk performed in 2008/2009 in leading concert halls throughout Europe. In his spare time Matthias eats spare ribs and does mountainbiketours and mountainclimbing.
In 2007-2009 Schriefl and Shreefpunk toured 15 European countries, Mexico, Australia, and seven West African countries, playing in numerous large concert halls throughout the tours.
Schriefl has worked with many renowned international artists. He has been engaged by such prestigious organisations as the WDR Big Band as soloist and composer, and has played with the European Jazz Ensemble since 2006 when he took over Allan Botschinsky’s seat. In 2006 he toured Europe with “Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings”. Since 2007, he has been lead trumpeter with, as well as composer for, the European Movement Orchestra. In May 2007 he toured Southeast Asia with Indian stars R.A. Ramamani and T.A.S. Mani. In 2009 he played with the the Duisburger Philharmoniker his new orchestra piece “Ein frisches K.P. – dedicated to the local beer) as featured trumpet soloist. He also worked with Michael Abene, Django Bates, Carlos Bica, Peter Brötzmann, Bill Dobbins, Herb Geller, Dusko Goykovich, Peter Herbolzheimers Rhythm Combination&Brass, Daniel Humair, Lee Konitz, Joachim Kühn, Nils Landgren, Emil Mangelsdorff, Rudi Mahall, Charlie Mariano, Adrian Mears, Don Menza, Dick Oatts, Cino Palagliésu, Wolfgang Puschnig, Claudio Roditi, John Ruocco, Steffen Schorn, John Schröder, Gunther Schuller, Bobby Shew, Alan Skidmore, Markus Stockhausen, Nils Wogram, Phil Woods, Connection Latina, Dirty Dozen Brass Band, New York Voices, WDR, NDR and HR Radio Big Bands, Hofer Symphoniker, Hamburger Symphoniker, Duisburger Philharmoniker…
Recordings (excerpt):
• Matthias Schriefl: Shreefpunk plus strings (ACT 9657- 2, 2007 www.actmusic.com / www.myspace.com/shreefpunk / www.shreefpunk.de)
• Matthias Schriefl: Shreefpunk live in Köln - Special Guest: Django Bates (ACT 9663-2, 2009, www.actmusic.com / www.myspace.com/shreefpunk / www.shreefpunk.de )
• Schmittmenge Meier, R.E.A.L. (el gallo rojo records, 314/21)
• Coming soon: Schmittmenge Meier, live in Salão Brazil, coimbra, (clean feed records, JACC Series, www.jazzaocentro.pt/2009/?cat=20&language=en)
• European TV Brass Trio, "Wunschklang" (YOLK.J2042)
• Olivia Trummer Trio feat. Matthias Schriefl (Neuklang, http://www.bauerstudios.de/de/data/shop/6249/ncd4021.html )
• Two generations of trumpets, live im Stadtgarten (CMO, www.myspace.com/generationsoftrumpets / www.generationsoftrumpets.com )
• Deujazz, Kauf dir einen bunten Luftballon (blue concept, www.myspace.com/deujazz / www.deujazz.de)
• Together, Bavarian First Herd (www.ljjb.de)
• Sidewinders, Die Bestie (Mons, www.monsrecords.de/Jazz/Modern/ )
• Matthias Schriefl, Brazilian Motions (www.myspace.com/brazilianmotions )
• Unterbiberger Hofmusik, maDE in GermaN.Y. (himpsl records 0801, www.unterbiberger.de)
• Gabriel Pérez & Cologne Contemporary Jazz Orchestra feat. David Liebman, "La Banda Grande" (Genuit 05101)
Matthias Schriefl is currently working with:
• Matthias Schriefl Trio: an alpine milk cow chewing edelweiss, a weavering New Orleans Brass Band endlessly looping around in a roundabout, a melodically powerful grooving pop band and a classical chamber ensemble wearing Mozart wigs: The Matthias Schriefl transposes all these paradoxes into actuality.
• “6, Alps and Jazz” is a "Brass, Wood and Saxtett": The Sextett creates an almost orchestral scope. They can easily switch from a modern classical Wind-Quintet plus Jazz Trumpet to a Jazz Saxophone Quartet with two Alphorns. And in the next tune 3 bavarian clarinets, 2 horns and a bassoon play a traditional Bavarian “Zwiefacher” in which 2 piccolo flutes have an engaged discussion with a sousaphone.
• Shreefpunk: Jazz, Punk and sometimes even Strings.
• European TV Brass Trio: with Daniel Casimir (trombone) und François Thuillier (tuba) three originals join forces as brass players and composers.
• Schmittmenge Meier: musicians from Berlin and Cologne play contemporary acoustic jazz.
• Brazilian Motions (with singer and texter Patricia Cruz): Brazilian-inspired music for string quartet and jazz combo.
• deujazz (with singer Anette von Eichel): German jazz from the first half of the 20th century.
• 2 Generations of Trumpets (with Andy Haderer): swinging compositions by Schriefl. The two trumpeters are also heard on baritone horn, valve trombone, piccolo trumpet and various horns.
• United Groove-O-Rama: contemporary grooves with electronic effects; compositions by Mattis Cederberg and Matthias Schriefl
• Mutantenstadl: Bavarian jazz-comedy.
• DUOS with: Bodek Jahnke, Kalle Mathiesen, Johannes Behr, Robert Landfermann and Michael Abene
“Actually, I identify most intimately with my band Shreefpunk. The compositions I write for this band are like a personal diary. I am very happy to have three of my favourite jazz musicians and best friends in this band. With each rehearsal and concert, the music develops, because everyone is contributing his personality and soul”
Matthias Schriefl
Niels Klein (tenor and bariton saxophones, kontraaltoclarinet, clarinet) played concerts with many different bands and musicians like Peter Erskine, Vince Mendoza, Nils Wogram, Underkarl, Albert Mangelsdorf, a.m.o. His jazz and classical compositions were performed by various Bands and Orchestras like the NDR BigBand, BJO, European Jazz Orchestra, Cologne Contemporary Jazz Orchestra, Bujazzo a.m.o. So far he released two albums Niels KleinTrio (2004) and Niels Klein Tentett (2007). 2008 he was composer and conductor of the European Jazz Orchestra on an extended European Tour. He also worked as Composer and Conductor with the NDR BigBand and the BuJazzO. He received numerous prices like the "NRW- Förderpreis" (2004), "Jazzpreis der Stadt Köln" (2005) and recently the International Composers Price of Berlin 2009 for his composition "Refractions" for large Symphony Orchestra. Since November 2009 he is Professor for Jazztheory and Composition/ Arrangement at the Fachhochschule Osnabrück.
Florian Trübsbach (alto saxophone, flutes, clarinet, oboe) was born in 1976 as son of a musician.He started playing violin at the age of 3 and later joined the Toelzer Boys Choir, with whom he had the pleasure of working with Herbert von Karajan, Claudio Abbado and Lorin Maazel. Hans Werner Henze became one of his teachers for composition. After his studies he moved to Berlin, where he lives as a freelance jazz musician. During the last years his Saxophone could be heard from a forest in China to a beach somewhere in South Africa. His passion for traditional music from the alps awoke recently during a week with styrian folk musicians. There he also learned to play the schwegel, a wooden flute from the alps. For his work Florian received the national cultural award of bavaria.
Federico Aluffi (bassoon and tenor saxophone) was born in Torino, Italy in 1979 to a family of classical musicians. He began studying cello at the age of 6, and bassoon 5 years thereafter. At the age of 18, Federico was accepted as a student of two of the most important bassoon pedagogues in the world, Milan Turkovic in Vienna and Klaus Thunemann in Berlin. He also took part inseveral master classes with renowned bassoon players such as Sergio Azzolini and Daniele Damiano. Since 2003, Federico has held the position of principal bassoon in the Essen Philharmonic, and plays frequently in some of the most important opera and symphonic orchestras in Germany and abroad. He can also be heard on several CD, radio, and television recordings. Federico started to play saxophone 2 years ago as a result of his early love and enthusiasm regarding the instrument itself and jazz music.
Jeffrey A. ”Jam” McGuire (horn, alphorn) is a successful "crossover" artist, moving between the worlds of classical, jazz and new music; from
soloist to chamber music to large ensembles and orchestras. He holds degrees from Victoria University in Wellington, New Zealand; the Manhattan School of Music in New York City; and an advanced diploma from the Hochschule für Musik in Cologne, Germany. Higlights of his career so far includes concerts, television, radio and CD recordings with Carla Bley, Django Bates, Ed Partyka, the Westdeutsche and Hessische Rundfunk Big Bands, Lalo Schiffrin, the King's Singers as well as performing activities with the Deutsche Kammerakademie Neuss and many other bands, orchestras, classical- and modern ensembles.
Peter Heidl (tenor saxophone, flutes, clarinet & percussion) passed his exams at the prestigious Humboldt Music School in Cologne. Inspired by different cultures, he was on tour with famous musicians like Ebi & Dariush ( Iran ), Cem Caraca ( Turkey ), Marla Glen ( U.S.), Cirque Bouffon ( F ). Peter has also been invited to TV Shows performing with artists like Tom Jones, Cliff Richard and Schröder (WDR Rockpalast). With his own Jazz quartett he performed tor Sony, Olympus, Phillips etc. In1997, he released the world music album “Brother to Brother“ together with his real-brother Brahm, two other released followed. As a composer and producer he worked for several TV- and radio station like ARD, ZDF, VOX, RTL