Education
- 1984–85 studies of philosophy, TU Darmstadt
- 1985–86 studies of music at Conservatorium Hilversum
- 1986–88 Conservatorium Rotterdam
- 1988–90 Berklee School of Music, Boston (Masterstudent with Gary Burton, Herb Pomeroy, Hal Crook)
- 1993–94 studies of composition with Hans-Ulrich Engelmann
- 1996 composition masterclasses with Karl Heinz Stockhausen, Earle Brown, Wolfgang Rihm, Magnus Lindberg
- 1994–95 Dispokinese, Bodytechniques with Heidrun Wunsch
- 1999 composition masterclass with Edith Lejet
- 2001–02 Body Mind Centering, with J. Johanssen and F. Tröscher
- 2003–2005 Master of Arts in Human-Recources and Organisational, Development at TU Kaiserslautern
- 2012 Doctorate (Dr. phil.) in Organizational Psychology, University Duisburg-Essen
- 2014 Habilitation in cultural engineering, University Magdeburg
- 2014–today ↓
Work
- since 1990 freelance work as theoretician, musician, performer, composer and curator
- 1992-2000 Head of Studio for Improvisation, Akademie für Tonkunst, Darmstadt.
- seit 2000 Head of Institute for Improvisation Technology, Berlin
- 2003 curator with Bernd Kniess of the exhibition „radical architecture- processing uncertainty“,
Museum for Applied Arts Cologne - 2005 co-curator of the exhibition „find the gap – new ways in architecture“,
Aedes Galerie, Berlin - 2005–08 Member of the advisory board „Internationalen Forum for Design“, HfG Ulm
- 2006 Teaching Position Experimental Design, University for Design, Karlsruhe
- 2006–07 Teaching Position Architecture Theory, University of Fine Arts, Berlin
- 2008 Artist in Residence, Goethe-Institut Kolkata, Indien
- since 2009 Member of executive board „Aedes Network Campus“, Berlin
- 2008–2010 Guest-Professor for Urban Design Theory HafenCity Universität Hamburg
- 2008–2013 researchproject „Universität der Nachbarschaften“ (UdN),
Kooperation HafenCity Universität Hamburg mit IBA Hamburg und Kampnagel - 2008–2011 BMBF researchproject MICC MusicCorporateCulture
in cooperation with Orglab, Universität Duisburg-Essen - 2009 Guest Lecturer Architectural Association, London
- 2009 Co-Curator exhibition„What makes india urban?“, Aedes Galerie, Berlin
- 2010–2011 Scientist in Residence, Kampnagel, Hamburg,
since 2011 Member of the advisory board „Civic City“, School for Art and Design, Geneva - 2012–13 Visiting-Professor for Urban Design Theory, Technical University Munich
- 2013 Co-Curator of symposium „performative urbanism“, TU München, Pinakothek der Moderne
- 2013–today ↓
Worked with in music (among others)
- Bob Brookmeyer
- Charlie Mariano
- Norbert Scholly
- Benny Golson
- Kenny Wheeler
- Wolfgang Haffner
- Katia & Marielle Labèque
- Jazzensemble des HR
- Albert Mangelsdorf
- WDR Big Band
- Lee Konitz
- John Schröder
- Barry Altschul
- Christof Lauer
- NDR Big Band
- Heinz Sauer
- Nils Landgren
- Tomas Stanko
- Manfred Schoof
- Michel Godard
- Lalo Schifrin
- Tom Scott
- Ernie Watts
- Peter Erskine
- Hiram Bullock
- Billy Cobham
- Bob Degen
- Lars Daniellson
- Christian Lillinger
- Makaya Ntshoko
- John Tchicai
- Paquito d’Rivera
- and more ↓
Teaching in music
- 1991–1992 Teacher for piano at the Jazzschool Frankfurt a.M.
- 1992–2000 Head of Studio for Improvisation at the Academy of Music, Darmstadt,
foundation of the studio for improvisation and experimental music. - Since 1993 Teacher at the „Jazzconceptions“, Darmstadt
- 1993–today ↓
Awards
- 1988 Scholarship Berklee School of Music
- 1989 „Gary Burton Jazz Award“, Boston
- 1990 Downbeat Musicfest „All-Star-Soloist“, Oakland
- 1993 Finalist Europ. Jazzcompetition, Brüssel
- 1993 Jazzprize of the City of Frankfurt
- 1996 Scholarship „International Summerclasses for New Music“ Darmstadt
- 1996 Compositionprize ERTA
- 1998 „Deutsche Schallplattenpreis“ for CD „Dancers on a plane“
- 1999 Tour Award Africa, Goethe Institute
- 2000 Tour Award India, Goethe Institute
- 2000 WDR Scholarship for chamber composition
- 2001 Prize of the City Cologne for the Performance-Project “At the edge of time”
- 2001 „Jazz Art Award“ music of the 21. century for the project D.R.A.
- 2002 „1above0“, composition comissioned by the WDR and the Museum For Applied Arts, Cologne
- 2003 USA-Canada Tour Goethe Institute
- 2005 Musikprize of the city of Stadt Darmstadt
- 2006 Southamerica Tour Goethe Institute
- 2007–08 Artist in Residence, Goethe Institute, Kolkata, India
- 2009 Grammy-Nomination for „Blauklang“, Vince Mendoza
- 2010 short list “Urban Intervention Award” Senate of Berlin
- 2010 1. Prize Urban Design Competition, „Living in Friedenstal“, Bernau, with Mario Abel, Ton Matton,
Bernd Kniess Finalist German Jazz Prize with DRA - 2014 „Das arbeitende Konzert/ The working concert“ composition comissioned by the Goethe Institute
- 2014–today ↓
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