THE CONCEPT OF CONTINUOUS CONCENTRIC CONNECTION IN CIRCLES

concept
perceiving, not knowing, but learning
living, creating
sharing, not controlling, but letting go
continuous centric connection
circles

THE CONCEPT OF CONTINUOUS CONCENTRIC CONNECTION IN CIRCLES forms my practice. It is the circular process of perceiving, creating, and sharing. It is a life being lived, where each circle is connected with oneself and others in a center, constantly expanding, creating a deeper connection. It is not static knowledge or control, but one of constant continuation and letting go. I constantly allow myself to follow multiple interests and intuitions, not following only one specific connection, but forming new connections. Still I find myself focusing on music. I believe music is humans perceiving, creating and sharing sound. Music is us connecting to sound. Music is being discovered in continuous sound rather than just made. There is a vast amount of sound to connect with viewing music as the human connection to sound - discovering through hearing and making it. Individual freedom and collaboration are important for every connection. By connecting more and deeper to sound we expand music and by this ourself.

I was born in Berlin and have been playing the saxophone since childhood. While still in school, I participated in the preparatory training programs of Berlin’s music schools in Reinickendorf and Charlottenburg (City West) to study music. I played in numerous bands, including the award-winning big band Berlin Jazz Composers Orchestra JayJayBeC, and was a member of the Berlin Youth Jazz Orchestra.

After school, I worked for a year as a permanent assistant director and production assistant on various projects at the Deutsche Oper Berlin.

I studied saxophone at the Jazz Institute Berlin, which is the a joined Institute of University of Arts Berlin and Hanns Eisler School of Music, learning from renowned artists of the German and international jazz and music scene. I liked Arvo Pärts Music alot and went to study it during my Exchnage Semester in Estonia. This influenced my current band project, YOU AND ME. Additionally I am mainly focussing on our saxophone quartet CONETET and my improvising duo ESKIL AND AARON with Swedish pianist Eskil Roos.

I am studying musicology at Humboldt University Berlin while creating and working as a saxophonist, composer, and musicologist through creation and education. In addition, I work at the wind instrument specialist store Die Holzbläser Berlin.

People I’ve had the privilege to work with and learn from in workshops and lessons – with gratitude:
Melissa Aldana, Alexander Beierbach, Martin Blaschke, Greg Cohen, Birgitta Flick, Georgia Franken, Gunnar Gentzsch, Larry Goldings, George Athanasopoulos, Gina Emerson, Christof Griese, Leon Griese, Alexandra Holtsch, Billy Hart, Yasutaki Inamori, Matthias Hessel, Maria Hülsmann, Heinrich Köbberling, Charly Köhn, Wolfgang Köhler, Ben Kraef, Marina Kranz, Ingrid Laubrock, Holger Marjama, Horst Nonnenmacher, Maximilian von Mayenburg, Aleksander Paal, Arvo Pärt, Diego Pinera, Raul Sööt, Jaak Sooäär, Ute Sauerbrey, Andreas Schmidt, Fee Stracke, Ullrich Scheideler, Matts Küssner, Peter Weniger, Jiggs Wiggam, Rainer Winch, Thorsten Wollmann, Mario Würzebesser.