André Nendza

Bio:

Bio:
Double-bass player and composer André Nendza makes his way with uncompromising determination, always fully committed to his music. Currently, Nendzas’ focus includes the development of his own projects (André Nendza Quartet, the electro-acoustic ensemble A.tronic and a duo with famous German saxophonist Angelika Niescier). In addition, he works as a sideperson with bands like the “Philipp van Endert Trio”.
In 2000 he founded his own crecycle.music label, which now cooperates with jazzsick records. André Nendzas work is documented on nearly 40 CDs, numerous radio broadcasts/TV productions and is also featured in many important German Jazz media efforts. He had the pleasure of working with musicians like Dave Liebman, Kenny Wheeler, Rick Margitza, Adrian Mears, Dominique Pifarely, Charlie Mariano, Christoph Spendel, Rob van den Broeck, Alex Acuña, Danny Gottlieb, Gabriele Hasler, Dave Pike, Quique Sinesi, Céline Rudolph, Thomas Heberer, Florian Ross, Ramesh Shotham.
As the head of "Vorstudium Jazz" at the "Offene Jazz Haus Schule, Cologne", Nendza is also a well known teacher. He was a visiting professor at the Musikhochschule Frankfurt am Main , the Musikhochschule Dresden and at the "Summer Jazz School" in Edinburgh.
Currently, he also works as an author for the Blog of the magazine Jazzthing.

You can find his German myspace site with different soundfiles and his concert shedule at:
http://www.myspace.com/nendzamusic
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Member Since:

January 27, 2007

Members:

ANDRÉ NENDZA QUARTET
Claudius Valk: Saxophone
Hendrik Soll: Piano
André Nendza: Bass
Christoph Hillmann: Drums

possible guests:
Thomas Heberer (D): Trumpet
Paolo Fresu (IT): Trumpet

ANDRÉ NENDZA'S A.TRONIC

New CD "Spectacles" on jazzsick records will be released in 2008

Stephan Meinberg: Trumpet, Fluegelhorn
Sven Decker: Ten-Sax,Clarinets
Markus Segschneider: Guitar
André Nendza: Bass
Christoph Hillmann: Drums, Percussion, Electronics

possible guests:
Céline Rudolph: Voice, Effects
Inga Lühning: Voice
Charlie Mariano (D/USA)
Dave Liebman (USA)

ANGELIKA NIESCIER & ANDRÉ NENDZA

New CD "The Poetry of Rhythm" to be released on jazzsick records November 2007

Angelika Niescier: Alto,- Sopran-Saxophone, Bassclarinett
André Nendza: Bass, Bass-slitdrum, Blekete

possible guests:
kaj:kaj stringquartett

LEMKE-NENDZA-HILLMANN

New CD "Kyrillis feat. Dominique Pifarely" on jazzsick records

Johannes Lemke: Alto, Soprano Sax, Bassclarinett
André Nendza: Bass, Bass-slitdrum
Christoph Hillmann: Drums, Percussion

possible guests:
Dominique Pifarely: Violin
Ramesh Shotham: Percussion

Influences:

Naturally the great list of Jazz heroes (Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Charles Mingus....), Weather Report, Don Grolnick, Axel Fischbachers CD "Moods", A TV broadcast of Tony Williams Quintett in 1987, Dave Holland, Gunnar Plümer, Palle Danielson, some things by Pattitucci, Brian Blade at Stadtgarten in Cologne, Fehlfarben, Palais Schaumburg, D.A.F; Ideal, between 1982 and 86 a whole lot of Level 42..., Mothers finest, Katharina Frank's "Zeitlupenkino", Maria Joao, Tom Harrell, Dave Liebman, rimaak, Jasper van´t Hof's "Pilli-Pilli", Simon & Garfunkel at Central Park, Michael Breckers first album, his latest, last album und furthermore the tune "Suspone", Mark Hollis and Talk Talk, Nick Heyward "North of a miracle", Kai Eckhard Karpeh, Dave Douglas, different s.c. ECM artists like Kenny Wheeler, Keith Jarrett, Eberhard Weber, Garbarek..., Jaco Pastorius, Henry Threadgill, Muhal Richard Abrams, Rainer Brüninghaus "Freigeweht", John Scofield-Joe Lovano Quartet, Talking Heads "Remain in light", Kate Bush, Aladar Pege playing on Charlie Antolinis CD "Bop Dance", Much of the the work of Woody Allen and the Coen-brothers, Heinrich Böll, Paul Auster, Jonathan Coe, Murakami, "Der Sterne Tennisbälle", Harry Mulisch, Hermann van Veen, Jaques Brel and Klaus Hoffmann, when he sings Jaques Brel , Wiglaf Droste, Monthy Python, Hans-Dieter-Hüsch, the JMT label, Stefan Aust "Der RAF Komplex", Otto Friedrichs Biographie on Genn Gould, Edgar Reitz "Coming home", Branford Marsalis "Crazy people music", Arild Anderson´s folklore Project, George Adams "Sound Suggestions", Ars Vitalis, An mid-90ties interview with Barre Phillips, a Maria Joao phase from 96 to 99, Gil Goldstein´s Jazz Composers Companion, TomeXX, Manderscheid´s work with the bow, same with Renaud Garcia Fons, Richie Beirach's "Elm" und "Trust", Videodokumentary about Carla Bley on Arte, Terence Blanchard "Wandering Moon", Marc Johnson's Bass Desires und Right Brain Patrol ...to be continued...

Sounds Like:

the way it sounds...

Record Label:

jazzsick.com