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Susanne Alt 1978 Was Born In Würzburg Germany And Raised By Parents Who Are Musicians/music Teachers. They Taught Her Classical Piano And Guitar At An Early Age. When She Was 12 Years Old She Switched To Saxophone. At The Age Of 15 After Winning Regional And National Prizes She Became External Student At The Meistersingerkonservatorium Nürnberg Where She Studied Classical Saxophone While Still Being In School. When She Turned 17 She Moved To Nürnberg To Study Fulltime Still Classic For One More Year.
Between 1993-96 She Attended Jazz Workshops In Erlangen Where She Won The Prestigious “International Siemens Preis For Young Jazz Talent” In 1996. This Encouraged Her To Try The Entrance Examination For Jazz At The Famous Hilversum Conservatorium Which Later Became The Conservatorium Van Amsterdam . Susanne Passed The Audition And Studied There From 1996-2000 At Ferdinand Povel Jasper Blom And Albert Beltman. At About The Same Time 1997-2000 She Was A Member Of The National Youth Jazz Orchestra Germany Conducted By Peter Herbolzheimer And John Ruocco. Because She Wanted To Develop Her Musical Personality And Own Style Further As Well As To Learn About Composing She Studied From 2000-2003 At The Universität Der Künste Berlin Germany At Peter Weniger David Friedman And Sigi Busch. In 2000 She Won Prizes At The Jazz Competitions In Leiden And Breda The Netherlands And Was 2002 Finalist Of The Leipziger Jazznachwuchsfestival Germany. In 2004 She Became Finalist Of The “Dutch Jazz Competition” Now European Jazz Competition Besides Playing Jazz And Doing A Lot Of Freelance Jobs She Has Performed With The Rosa King Band And The Soulcatchers Female Force Roots Riders Tribute To Bob Marley Brassed Off Touring Through Europe. She Played Flute Saxophones And Electric Bass At The 2005 Ivo Niehe’s Theatershow. In 2006 She Replaced Saxophonist Jan Kooper At The Theater Tour Of Famous Dutch Singer Willeke Alberti. She Used To Be A Member Of The Amsterdam Jazz Orchestra 2006-07 And The Funk Soul Sisters 2007-08 .
Currently She’s A Member Of Graham B’s Jazz Juice. Also She Can Be Heard On House Vinyls And Regularly Performing With House And Jazz Dj’s Through Whole Europe.
Some Dj’s She Works/has Worked With Erick E Roog Natarcia Promiss Marvin B Martin Damen Leonardo Ronald Molendijk Marc Van Dale Cassie 6 Graham B DJ Maestro And All The Dj’s At Wicked Jazz Sounds. If You Want To Check Out Where Susanne And/or The Susanne Alt Quartet Has/have Been Played Before Feel Free To Visit The Concerts Section And Scroll Down To Previous Concerts. In 2004 The Quartet Reached The Final Of The Dutch Jazz Competition At The North Sea Jazz Festival.
The Band’s First Record "Nocturne" Was Presented 11 October 2004 At The Old Bimhuis Amsterdam The Netherlands. Radio Since The Release Of It In October 2004 “Nocturne” Has Been Played On All Big Radio Stations In Holland Such As BN Radio Radio 4 Radio 1 Concertzender And Arrow FM As Well As In Belgium Musiq3 BRF
Germany NDR Radio Bremen SRF Bayern4
UK BBC3
Switzerland Jazz’n’more
Mexico Jazzradio
US Radio WICN Massachusetts De Van Oorsprong Duitse Susanne Alt Leerde Al Op Zeer Jonge Leeftijd Van Haar Ouders Beiden Muziekdocent Piano En Gitaar Spelen. Op 12‐jarige Leeftijd Kwam Ze In Aanraking Met Haar Grote Liefde De Saxofoon. In Haar Jeugd Won Ze Diverse Prijzen Waaronder De Prestigieuze "International Siemens Award For Young Jazz Talent" In 1996. Na Diverse Studies In Nederland Conservatorium Amsterdam En Duitsland Universität Der Künste Berlijn En Heel Veel Live Concerten Werd Ze In 2004 Beloond Met Een Finaleplaats In De "Dutch Jazz Competition". Live Heeft Susanne Zich Door De Jaren Heen Van Haar Veelzijdige Kant Laten Zien Ze Speelde Onder Meer Bij Ivo Niehe En Willeke Alberti 2005/2006 Speelde Met Vele DJ's Onder Meer Wicked Jazz Sounds DJ Maestro Roog Ronald Molendijk En Erick E En Heeft Haar Eigen Band Het Susanne Alt Quartet. read less