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ATTILA MUEHL BAND FEAT. TINO DERADO
A sound cloud of dark, romantic colors and melodic earworms meets virtuoso energy, with a pinch of Britpop! This is the sound of Attila Muehl!
Attila Muehl is a jazz guitarist living in Berlin. He took lessons with Jonathan Kreisberg, Frank Tiberi, Doug Weiss and Rez Abasi. From 2007 to 2009 he studied at the HfMT Cologne with Frank Haunschild and continued his studies from 2009-2013 in Berlin with Kurt Rosenwinkel. He is one of the most active figures in the German jazz scene and has recorded and performed with some of the best jazz musicians on the local and international scene. This includes prominent musicians such as Johnny Griffin, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Torsten Goods, Till Brönner, Peter Weniger, Wanja Slavin, Peter Ehwald, Phil Donkin, Tobias Backhaus, Bodek Janke, Andrea Marcelli, to name a few.
Markus Ehrlich is a musician living in Berlin. He performs as a saxophonist, clarinetist and flutist throughout Europe, including the Konzerthaus Berlin, Jazzdor Festival Strasbourg, JazzFest Brno, Silk Road Festival Baku, Musikzentrum De Bijloke Ghent and XJazz Festival Berlin. From 2007 to 2009 he studied jazz at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Mannheim. After three more years at the Jazz Institute Berlin (Hochschule der Künste Berlin / Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler) he graduated in July 2012. During this time Markus was fortunate to study with renowned artists such as Kurt Rosenwinkel, Claudio Puntin, John Hollenbeck, Gerard Presencer, Mark Turner, Jim Black, Michael Abene, Joey Baron, Larry Grenadier, Jeff Ballard and many others.
Tino Derado: Professor at the HfMH and at the Jazz Institute Berlin. He lived in New York City for 14 years and was an active member of the local jazz scene there. His portfolio includes collaborations with Jamey Haddad, Gary Burton, Peter Erskine, Richard Bona, Andy Gonzalez and many more. He is one of the most versatile and competent pianists living in Germany.
Martin Buhl - Born in Odense, he developed a deep interest in the bass as a teenager and it didn't take long for him to emerge on the vibrant Danish music scene. He holds a bachelor's degree from the renowned Berlin Jazz Institute, where he found a mentor in legendary bassist and producer Greg Cohen. He lends his talents to a variety of international artists and travels the globe extensively to ensure perfect timing everywhere he goes.
Julian Külpmann was born in Hanover and started playing drums at the age of 7. While still at school, he began to study jazz and pop percussion. At the same time, he became a drummer with the Bundesjazzorchester and began touring Europe and India. This was followed by studies at the Berlin University of the Arts with John Hollenbeck, Kurt Rosenwinkel and Greg Cohen. Since then he has toured, played and recorded with Ron Spielman, Andreas Kümmert, Nils Wogram, Richie Beirach, Greg Cohen, David Friedman, Jocelyn B. Smith, Ingrid Arthur, Achim Seifert Project and more. He also played drums on Udo Lindenberg's "Hinterm Horizont" and at the "Theater des Westens" Berlin.
Külpmann has received numerous awards, including Best Young European Musicians 2002 (USA), Skoda Jazz Award 2006 (Germany), Drummer of Tomorrow 2007 (G/A/CH), Future Sounds 2010 (Leverkusener Jazztage), and was even a semi-finalist at the world-renowned Thelonious Monk Jazz Competition in Washington, D.C. in 2012.
