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Johannes Ludwig

Johannes Ludwig is a young saxophone player of a new Generation in German Jazz. In 2011 he graduated from the HfM Nuremberg „summa cum laude“ where he has studied with Hubert Winter, Klaus Graf and Steffen Schorn.

Born 1988, he picked up the saxophone at age 9 and later added flute and clarinet to his portfolio. From 2004 to 2007, he was a member of the Youth Jazz Orchestra of he state Baden Württemberg, and from 2008 until 2010 he was a member of the German Youth Jazz Orchestra (BuJazzO) which took him on tours to South Africa and India. He regularly performs with the renowned Sunday Night Orchestra and pushes the envelope with his own emerging projects Jean Quadrat und the Ludwig Quartett and Quintett. Jean Quadrat has now released the record "Stories from the Road", the Johannes Ludwig Quartet has its record entitled "The Druid's Song" (Nagel Heyer Records 2012). With these projects and also as a sought after sideman he performs on clubs and festivals all over Germany. His composition „Tag am Kap“ has been recorded and released on the CD "BuJazzO Vol.9: Originals". In 2011, he was on tour with the Johannes Enders Saxophone Quartet.

Johannes Ludwig won the Bruno-Rother-Award five times (1st prize in 2012) and is a multiple Youth Jazz Award Winner, also Jean Quadrat is a winner of the international competition "Startbahn Jazz 2011". He shared the stage with such greats as Ack van Rooyen, Loren Stillman, Niels Klein, Johannes Enders, R.A. Ramamani, T.A.S. Mani, Geir Lysne, Steffen Schorn, Claudio Puntin, Lutz Häfner, Jürgen Neudert, Florian Trübsbach and many others.

Awards

1999 and 2005 2nd place in German Youth Jazz Competition 2007 Finalist of Yamaha Sax Contest 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 2nd place in Jazz competition of Hochschule für Musik Nürnberg 2011 Winner of the international Competition Startbahn Jazz 2012 Winner of Jazz competition of Hochschule für Musik Nürnberg 2013 2nd place in international Jazz competition of Jazzwoche Burghausen

Gear

Martin Committee 3 Alto Conn Ladyface Alto HD Nürnberg Soprano Saxophone Drake Mouthpieces A.M.T. Microphones

The Nano Brothers: Ascend Flowers

Read "Ascend Flowers" reviewed by Glenn Astarita

by Glenn Astarita
December 8, 2024

The Nano Brothers' Ascend Flowers is a bold journey into free improvisation. The duo behind this daring experiment--pianist Jürgen Friedrich and saxophonist-educator Johannes Ludwig--defy expectations with their spontaneous yet meticulously crafted compositions. As the press release notes, “Everything is improvised even if it doesn't sound like it." The Nano Brothers, unburdened by preconceived notions or stylistic constraints, navigate their sonic landscape with telepathic understanding. Their music is not merely improvised but composed--a testament to their deep musical symbiosis. ...

Primary Instrument

Saxophone

Willing to teach

Advanced only

Credentials/Background

Private teaching, 10 years of private teaching experience and workshops with groups of students.

Clinic/Workshop Information

Lots of possible topics for a clinic: Advanced Improvisation in contemporary styles. Developing a personal AND a group sound. How to get your projects going (booking, marketing, etc.).