NEWS
2014:
"The Katharina Maschmeyer Quartet are one of the most dynamic ensembles across the globe! (...)
Variety is plentiful as the quartet can manipulate the dynamic conversation at will. Katharina Maschmeyer is an incredibly talented saxophonist with a tone some players spend a career searching for and never find. A Stan Getz sense of minimalism can be found in her approach along with the soulful bent of a Houston Person, nice combination! (...)
Neuklang continues to serve up only the finest talents Europe has to offer and the Katharina Maschmeyer Quartet is no exception!"
- Brent Black/www.criticaljazz.com
2014: Hier kann man den Teaser zu unserem neuen Album "Duck On Ice, Flying Cow"anschauen:
2013: Das Quartett hat im Herbst das dritte Album in der Fattoria Musica in Osnabrück aufgenommen. Das Album "Duck On Ice, Flying Cow" erscheint im August/September 2014 bei dem Label Neuklang!
2012: The Quartet belongs to the finalists of the "future sounds" competition in 2012 and is invited to play on the "Leverkusener Jazztage"! (www.futuresoundsjazz.de)
2011: The new Album entitled "Circle of Elements" features WDR Jazz award winner Frederik Köster on trumpet.
Jazz Podium review :
"... These musicians are absolute specialists in their trade. With instrumental class and a lot of verve they have dedicated themselves to amusic which may be regarded as a reflex of the Modern Jazz of the late sixties. But in addition to this tradition the composers Nils Pollheide and Katharina Maschmeyer conserved their musical autonomy....
`Circle of Elements´ is a very mature and convincing musical document...."
- Jazz Podium
(whole review)
"The saxophone player Katharina Maschmeyer is one of the most hopeful talents of the german jazz scene. Her latest album confirms this." - Wendland Jazz e.V.
Biography
Katharina Maschmeyer (saxophone/composition) got her Master Degree in the Netherlands. She graduated her Bachelor Study in Jazz- Saxophone at the “Conservatory of Arnhem” (Netherlands). She studied with Jörg Kaufmann and Frans Vermeerssen and attended workshops by Dave Liebman, Vincent Herring, Steve Swallow, Carla Bley and Kurt Rosenwinkel. Further she absolved vocal lessons by Lis Harting, Hartog Eysman and Marielle Vester.
In the course of her following Master Study in Zwolle (NL) she additively focused on composition. She had lessons (saxophone/bass clarinet/composition) from Rolf Delfos, Sjoerd Dijkhuizen, Allard Buwalda, Simon Rigter and Joan Reinders, furthermore additional vocal lessons from Adrienne West and workshops with Joe Lovano and Dave Douglas.
She concentrates on composing and realizing her own music. Two records of her own quartet are already released. "On these albums she not only play the tenor and soprano saxophone in a very appealing and refreshing way, but also presents original music, which has much autonomy and is very multifaceted and energetic and relates from jazz, funk to rock music." - Sonic
"The saxophone player Katharina Maschmeyer is one of the most hopeful talents of the german jazz scene. Her latest album confirms this." - Wendland Jazz e.V.
“The interaction with Nils Pollheide, g, Jens Otto, dr, and Philipp Rüttgers, Rhodes, is marked by mutual inspiration, empathy, groove and movement, harmony and intensive dialogues. The well elaborated, smart and angular profiled compositions of the leader show soul and hard bop aspects, rhythmic capers and melodic richness.” – Jazz Podium
Katharina Maschmeyer Quartet
Katharina Maschmeyer - tenor & soprano saxophone/bassclarinet
Nils Pollheide - guitar
Philipp Rüttgers - rhodes/synth bass (Clavia Nord)
Jens Otto - drums
guest solist: Frederik Köster - trumpet/flugelhorn
The quartet play original music which is very multi-faceted and energetic and relates from jazz, funk to rock music. After establishing the quartet in 2005 many successful and reputable concerts in Jazzclubs like Club Voltaire in Frankfurt followed. 2010 the Debut Album which documents the first creative years of the quartet was released on the label Mons Records. The album received many good reviews and a feature in one of Germany's most well known jazz magazines „Jazz Thing“.
Now the quartet recorded the second album for Mons Records. For this album she invited WDR jazz award winner Frederik Köster on trumpet. "Frederik Köster himself was very impressed by the recording: 'Katharina is not only an experienced saxophone player with many technical skills, but also a very talented composer.`" - Sonic
"With always creative arrangements, great manual skills and musical richness the quartet plays a very ambitious and exciting jazz which enthuses the audience." - ruhrjazz.net about a concert of the quartet
Press
Downloads:
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(Katharina Maschmeyer Quartett feat. Frederik Köster)
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(Katharina Maschmeyer Quartett)
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Sonic feature november 2011
Album reviews and concert-reports:
Galery
(photos by Christoph Giese (www.kikofe.de)
& Bernd Zimmermann „Copyright Bernd Zimmermann“ (www.ruhrjazz.net)
Links
Contact
Katharina Maschmeyer
e-mail:info@katharina-maschmeyer.com
phone: 0049(0)541/9708528
mobil: 0049(0)15119357457
Concerts
18.01.13; Rostock, Jazzclub; feat. Frederik Köster (tp)
19.01.13; Jameln, Wendlandjazz e.V. ; feat. Frederik Köster (tp)
08.02.13; Xanten, "Jazzquisite"
07.03.13; Lippstadt, Jazzclub; feat. Frederik Köster (tp)
19.04.13; Biberach, Jazzclub
20.04.13; Mainz, Jazzinitiative
25.05.13; Wernigerode, Jazzclub; feat. Frederik Köster (tp)
02.08.13; Meppen, Blues und Jazznacht
24.08.13; Ratzeburg, Jazz in Ratzeburg e.V.
Discography
"Circle of Elements" - Katharina Maschmeyer Quartet feat. Frederik Köster - Mons Records (2011)
"Synergy" - Katharina Maschmeyer Quartet
- Mons Records (2010)