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Franz von Chossy

Franz von Chossy (Munich, 1979) graduated “Summa Cum Laude” from the Amsterdam conservatory in 2006. He also studied at the Manhattan School of Music with amongst others Kenny Barron, Garry Dial, Dave Liebman and Kenny Werner. In addition, while living in New New York, Franz studied film composition with Edward Green. His music covers a broad musical spectrum that includes classical as well as modern elements but always with respect to the jazz tradition. Within his detailed arrangements there is always a strong melody from which everything arises. Yet there is enough space for each individual musician to wander... This combination makes the music organic and easily accessible for the listener without being shallow

North Sea Round Town 2019

by Henning Bolte
July 17, 2019

North Sea Round Town Dawn: A Trilogy of Sound Rotterdam Wihelmina Pier June 28-29, 2019 North Sea Round Town is a community-based festival in the port city of Rotterdam (largest port in Europe) situated in the Rhine-Meuse-Scheldt delta at the North Sea. With its 365 concerts spread over ...

November Music 2014

by Henning Bolte
November 21, 2014

November Music s' Hertogenbosch November 8-9, 2014 November Music is a festival of contemporary music, new music in the broadest sense, held in the medieval town of s'-Hertogenbosch in the southeast of The Netherlands and home of painter Jheronimus Bosch (1450-1516). Besides the core of contemporary composers' music there are neighboring branches ...

When The World Comes Home

By Franz von Chossy

Label: Jazz Sick Records
Released: 2012
Track listing: Perpetual Lights; Steps Of The Sun; Human Dark With Sugar; Along The River; The Salt Companion; Eternal Elephant; Victoria Line; Dust And Diamonds; When The World Comes Home.

Franz von Chossy Quintet: When The World Comes Home

by Bruce Lindsay
October 3, 2012

If there is one big story that can genuinely be said to have made the front pages since the dawn of time, it's the story of Adam and Eve's expulsion from Eden. Artists, poets, novelists, dramatists and composers have all sought to put their own perspectives on the tale. The latest in a line that stretches ...

Pascal Schumacher Quartet: Bang My Can

by Bruce Lindsay
May 24, 2011

Bang My Can is the Pascal Schumacher Quartet's fifth album, and it finds the band expanding its range as it creates yet more fascinating music. Schumacher, the Quartet's Luxembourg-born leader, is an exceptional vibes player with a sparkling, fluid sound that is by turns romantic, cheeky, and dark. The band has been together in this lineup ...

Pascal Schumacher Quartet: Here We Gong

by Bruce Lindsay
October 24, 2010

Here We Gong is the Pascal Schumacher Quartet's fourth album since its formation in 2002. A richly-rewarding album full of inventive melodies, tremendous playing, warmth and good humor, it establishes the Quartet at the forefront of the burgeoning European scene and Schumacher as one of the finest vibes players in contemporary jazz. The ...

Pendulum

By Franz von Chossy

Label: EtceteraNOW
Released: 0