Klaus Graf Jazz Quartet (Germany,

bFLAT Presents in association with Ministry of Arts and Sciences and Jazz Association of Baden-Württemberg Klaus Graf Jazz Quartet (Germany, Contemporary Jazz) India Tour 2017 Featuring Klaus Graf – Alto Saxophone Olaf Polziehn – Piano Axel Kühn – Bass Meinhard Obi Jenne – Drums After having played with different national and international jazz formations, alto saxophone player Klaus Graf founded his first own quartet in 2001. The music largely consists of the band leader’s compositions, which were written to reflect the quartet’s concept: jazz with a soul character, melody-based and groove-driven music. The musicians of the Klaus Graf jazz quartet are internationally recognized jazz soloists and regularly collaborate with different jazz stars. Band Details Klaus Graf – alto saxophone He studied Jazz at the “Musikhochschule Köln”, and is a musician in the “SWR-Big Band”, “Peter Herbolzheimer RC&B”. Played i.a., Professor for jazz-saxophone at the “Musikhochschule Nürnberg”, with Al Jarreau, Chaka Khan, Phil Collins, Phil Woods, Bob Mintzer, Clark Terry and many more. Olaf Polziehn – Piano He studied Jazz at the “Musikhochschule Köln” and is winner of the “Tonger Musikwettbewerb”. He has played at numerous tours and festivals, for example in the USA and the baltic states and is one of the most demanded piano players on the European jazz scene. Played i.a. with Jeff Hamilton, Jimmy Woode, Benny Golson, Al Foster, Scott Hamilton, Patti Austin. Professor for Jazz piano at the “Musikhochschule Graz”, Austria. Axel Kühn – Bass He studied at the “Hochschule für Musik und darstellende Kunst Stuttgart”. Since 2004, he has been conducting his own formation “Kühntett”. Played i.a. with “Bobby Burgess Big Band Explosion”, Wolfgang Puschnig, Julian and Roman Wasserfuhr, Helen Schneider. Winner of the “Landesjazzpreis Baden-Württemberg” in 2009, “Internationaler Jazzpreis Burghausen” in 2009. Meinhard Obi Jenne – Drums He studied Classic music at the “Musikhochschule Trossingen”, academic at the “Berliner Philharmoniker”, co-founder of “The Wright Thing”. Played i.a. with Art Farmer, Benny Golson, German Brass, John Hendricks, SWR Big Band, Les McCann, Helen Schneider, Wolfgang Dauner.