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Art 'Spike' Schloemer
He began his piano studies at the age of six and starting performing professionally throughout Germany after graduating from Bela Bartok Conservatory in Budapest.
During his productive career as a pianist, composer, bandleader and educator, Art has performed in many different settings and styles. His versatile approach has allowed him to erase the artificial boundary line between contemporary jazz, rock, electro-funk and world, sounding like himself in all idioms.
His playing, like his compositions...ranges across panoramas of mood and emotion, all colored with the freedom that comes from possessing remarkable facility. Often compared to Jasper Van't Hof for his style of attacking the keys with intense passion, Art’s solos also reflect intellect, technical skills and a storyteller's way with a line.
He has performed with artists like: Al Jarreau, Gerry Brown, Dave King, and the popular jazz vocal group Wall Street Crash. Many people asked how would he categorize his music, because it doesn’t really fit into one category. He described it as: "second generation fusion... electrically charged, rhythmically intense euphony with the element of surprise"
http://www.myspace.com/artschloemer
Gear
professional recording studio