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Philipp van Endert

"A guitar sound that spreads so softly and organically from the ground into the environment, as if it were not played by a human, but grown after a warm summer rain" (Jazzthetik)

About Me

Since his return from the USA where he studied performance and composition with a scholarship at the renowned Berklee College of Music, Philipp van Endert has matured into an individual and distinctive voice in the current jazz scene. He has played numerous tours and recordings in America, Africa and Europe and has accepted the invitations of many international festivals - among them the well-known Montreux Jazz Festival, The Hague Jazz, Jazz Sur Son Toulouse, Leverkusener Jazztage a.o. His guitar playing, which is energetic whilst also being lyrical, is documented on more than 50 CD releases and has brought him together with jazz greats including Mike Stern, Danny Gottlieb, Lajos Dudas, Jarek Smietana, Karl Berger, Gerd Dudek, Kenny Wheeler, Adrian Mears, Philip Catherine, Rick Margitza, german pop artist Gregor Meyle and many others.

…The latest releases of guitar player/composer Philipp van Endert provides further evidence of his sensitive grasp of dramatic tension. Open space and breathing are elements that come to mind when listening to his current projects (from duo, trio up to sextet and currently even orchestra!). Van Endert uncovers and gives new life to the secret force fields of long-discovered melody lines with virtuosic instinct. His music is like a bird’s flight of musical fantasy across the resources of our Jazz heritage. It is not an attempt to reinvent coolness, but rather to sharpen sensitivity for the special quality of lyrical creativity. Philipp van Endert impresses with his musical prowess and brings many of his strengths to the fore in his latest beguiling yet weighty Jazz recordings. This guitarist has found the recipe for gratifying Jazz enthusiasts in their quest for meaning…

Nomination for the German Record Award 2006 in the jazz category with the production Philipp van Endert Trio – KHILEBOR (JazzSick Records), winner of the Steven D. Holland Memorial Scholarship, recipient of the Berklee Guitar Department Achievement Award and of the Cultural Promotion Prize of the North Rhine-Westphalian state capital Duesseldorf (1996).

Since 2001 he has also been the manager and chief of the record label JazzSick Records, a label with over 150 CD releases so far in the national and international market.

Since 2009, Philipp van Endert has been assistant professor for jazz and electric guitar at the Institute for Music and Media at the University of Music Duesseldorf and at the Institute for Music Osnabrueck.

Bands: Cartouche, Philipp van Endert & Orchestra, ZOOM, Philipp van Endert Trio, corman/van endert, Magnolia & van Endert, Mathias Haus & Philipp van Endert, Lajos Dudas & Philipp van Endert, Philipp van Endert Group, Bret´s Frets