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Artist Biography For Benjamin Schaefer Trio

Benjamin Schaefer - Piano Robert Landfermann - Bass
Marcus Rieck - Drums
The "Benjamin Schaefer Trio" Is Based In Cologne Germany. Their Music - Which Exclusively Consists Of Original Compositions - Can Be Placed In The Modern Jazz Idiom Influenced By Both The Jazz Tradition And European Classical Music. Even In Harmonically Dense And Rhythmically Complex Parts The Trio Always Contains A Strong Sense For Melodic Beauty And Magical Ambiences. All Three Musicians Are Equal Partners In The Musical Development Interacting And Improvising On A Very High Level. A Great Deal Of Musical Knowledge And Subtlety Is Paired With Vitality And The Sheer Joy Of Playing. The Result Is A Fascinating Musical Experience For Experts And Laymen Alike. The Trio's First CD "Shapes & Colours" 2004 Was Widely Recognized As An "astonishingly Mature Debut". Their Second CD "Roots And Wings" Will Be Released In February 2008 On The Renowned ENJA Label. Benjamin Schaefer *1981 Received Classical Piano Lessons For Many Years Before Switching To Jazz In 1998. Workshops Have Since Brought Him Together With Such Acclaimed Musicians As Pianists Jacques Loussier And Chick Corea Trombonist Nils Wogram And Drummer John Hollenbeck. From 2001 To Present Benjamin Has Studied Jazz Piano And Composition In Cologne With Hans Lüdemann John Taylor And Joachim Ullrich. He Was Part Of The German National Youth Jazz Orchestra BuJazzO From 2004 To 2006 And Has Toured Several European Countries As Well As The Ucraine And Seven Central American States. Apart From His Artist Work - Which Also Includes Pop Chanson And Theater Projects - He Works As A Music Teacher And Workshop Instructor. Robert Landfermann *1982 Took Up Acoustic Bass In 1998 After Having Had Lessons In Electric Bass As Well As Guitar And Drums. He Began His Jazz Studies With Dieter Manderscheid At Cologne Music High School In 2002. Between 2002 And 2005 Robert Was A Member Of The German National Youth Orchestra BuJazzO Directed By Peter Herbolzheimer. Concert Tours With This Orchestra And Other Groups Have Taken Him All Over Europe As Well As To China Corea Morocco South Africa And Central America. Robert Has Worked With Renowned Musicians Such As Saxmen Charlie Mariano And Phil Woods And Also Current Sting Percussionist Rhani Krija. Despite His Young Age He Is Already Considered One Of Germany's Top Bassists. Marcus Rieck *1977 Studied Jazz Drumming With Keith Copeland In Cologne From 1997 To 2002. He Has Worked With German Jazz Heavyweights Johannes Enders Martin Sasse Olaf Polziehn And Silvia Droste And Has Recorded Several Times For Radio And TV Productions WDR NDR SFB BR Radio Bremen . Marcus Currently Plays In The Trio Of American Pianist Steve Klink As Well As Lars Duppler's "Palindrome Sextet". His Great Sensitivity And Vast Dynamic Range Can Already Be Heard On More Than A Dozen CDs.

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