"Grand Jazz Opera "
Restorspective-
on german national ARD1 Audiotek 

What a wonderful way to start the year- with a retrospective of my work of the past 20 years as a band leader in a long conversation with the wonderful Mauretta Heinzelmann  (@ndrkultur )

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https://www.ardaudiothek.de/episode/urn:ard:episode:bece818aa8b1c4a8/


Mauretta’s choice of music was so interesting for me- being reminded of pieces I completed forgot about , being able to rediscover them again, being reminded how fortunate I was and am to work with such wonderful musicians:

Mark Reinke, who was the co- leader of the first 4 albums , listening to him play the piano - wow! check it out!


Kay Luebke

Stefan weeke

Eric St.Laurent

Andreas Henze

Heinrich Köbberling

Frank Wingold

Henning Sieverts 

Ed Partyka 


@enja records

@neuklang.records

@dottimerecords@for.artists.berlin


All the albums:

Merry go round 2002

Unraveling 2005

Unarmed and Dazed 2006

Overcast 2008

Dismantling dreams 2009

Songs for love lost 2011

A kit for mending thoughts 2012

Hollywood isn’t calling 2021

Handel fast forward 2023

Chamber scenes 2025


Wishing everyone a better year with more kindness.