Results for "Franz von Chossy"

Musician

Franz von Chossy

Franz von Chossy (Munich, 1979) graduated “Summa Cum Laude” from theAmsterdam conservatory in 2006. He also studied at the Manhattan School ofMusic with amongst others Kenny Barron, Garry Dial, Dave Liebman andKenny Werner. In addition, while living in New New York, Franz studied filmcomposition with Edward Green.

His music covers a broad musical spectrum that includes classical as well asmodern elements but always with respect to the jazz tradition. Within hisdetailed arrangements there is always a strong melody from which everythingarises. Yet there is enough space for each individual musician to wander...This combination makes the music organic and easily accessible for thelistener without being shallow. Moods swing from subdued to exciting. It isemotional music, which sings, narrates and creates strong images.

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Roseye, Franz von Chossy, Ntjam Rosie, Hermine Deurloo & Anton Goudsmit and more

by Co de Kloet
June 30, 2026

In this edition of the international injazz podcast, we present a fresh selection of Dutch jazz that highlights the richness and variety of today's scene. Featuring both brand-new releases and exclusive injazz recordings, this playlist brings together a wide range of voices and musical perspectives. From the cinematic soundscapes of Franz von Chossy and the soulful ...

Song of the Day

The Achiever

January 5, 2026

Album: Mirror 9
By Franz von Chossy
Label: ZenneZ Records
Released: 2025
Duration: 04:21

Album

Mirror 9

By Franz von Chossy

Label: ZenneZ Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: Prologue; The individualist; The Achiever; The Observer, The Loyalist; The Giver; The Boss; The Idealist; The Optimist; The Peacemaker; Epilogue

Video

Epilogue

Featuring the music of Franz von Chossy
Duration: 05:13
November 28, 2025

Franz von Chossy is a German-born pianist and composer who has made a name for himself across Europe and beyond, winning first prize at the Dutch Jazz Competition and 2nd prize at the Montreux Solo Piano Competition. His album, Mirror 9 (ZenneZ Records, 2025), takes the listener on a thrilling journey through modern jazz and classical music that’s well worth experiencing from start to finish. The cohering theme is the enneagram, a classification system that organizes human personality traits according to ways of seeing, feeling and being in the world. Orchestrated for sax, violin/guitar, piano, cello, bass and drums, each song on Mirror 9 represents a type of person in the enneagram, such as "the Individualist." Musically speaking, the overall work is riveting, delicately shifting timbre and energy from song-to-song and passage-to-passage. Here we have "Epilogue (Outtake)," suggesting the beauty and mysteries of being alive.

Album

Life Theater

By Franz von Chossy

Label: O-tone music
Released: 2019
Track listing: 1. Inner Child 06:15 2. Anima's Best 05:58 3. Imaginery Friend 06:12 4. The Cyclic Serpent 06:47 5. The Wanderer 09:22 6. Backyard Unicorn 04:44 7. Fragile Glory 05:12 8. Life Theater 06:34 9. From Here On Out 05:49

Article: Live Review

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 ...

Article: Live Review

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 ...

Album

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.

Article: Album Review

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 ...