From the early beginnings in 2012 StarkLinnemann is producing music with an agelessness character. As musicians and composers they are creating a style of their own by blending jazz with elements of classical music and world music. Their definition of being an artist means to constantly push oneself in order to reach the ultimate rendition of a work of art. StarkLinnemann’s approach of transforming classical masterpieces by Liszt, Chopin, Mussorgsky and Beethoven into long and complex but coherent and moving modern jazz compositions is exceptional in jazz-history. The genre of StarkLinnemann is best described as Universal Crossover Music.

The co-leaders of the band Paul Stark (piano) and Jonas Linnemann (drums) were continuously searching for musicians who were willing to conform to the broad vision of StarkLinnemann. Since the group’s foundation they have worked with diverse line-ups and have shown to be very versatile in terms of musical styles and genres. This can be heard on their albums Awake (2014) and Transcending Chopin Volume 1 (2016), Transcending Chopin Volume 2&3 (2016), Pictures at an Exhibition (2019),Transcending Beethoven Volume 1 (2020) and Transcending Beethoven Volume 2 (2021) .

The StarkLinnemann Quartet has crystallised into a coherent entity with the talented artists Iman Spaargaren and Maciej Domaradzki. Multi reed player Iman Spaargaren and bassist Maciej Domaradzki complement the group perfectly with their passionate playing. Looking ahead the

StarkLinnemann wants to keep on producing crossovers between classical music and jazz as well as releasing original work with an adventurous character. They are continuing their journey with the upcoming release for the trio entitled Transcending Liszt Volume 1 for the label UCM Records. The StarkLinnemann is performing regularly across the Netherlands and beyond.

Career highlights include sold out shows at Alexandrinsky Theater St.Petersburg
and the Royal Concertgebouw Amsterdam.

More information and concert updates can be found at www.starklinnemann.com

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