Biography Thomas Kessler

Thomas Kessler, German Jazz and Ambient composer, producer, musician, and architect.

1962

Born in Viersen/Germany

1970 ff

Musical education: classical piano, composing, jazz harmonics

1984-93

architectural studies in Duesseldorf

1986 - 94

Thomas Kessler Group

1991

Studio recordings with Ulli Boegershausen and Reinhold Westerheide

1994 - 2001

Dissidenten studio recordings and live tour (Roskilde, Glastonbury, Montreux, Rome, Budapest, Madrid, Barcelona...)

1995

'On Earth': first solo album, worldwide release

2000

'Memory of the Waters' documentary opera, Dissidenten co-production with

US-composer Gordon Sherwood (New York Symphonics), Charlie Mariano and Danubian Orchestra and Choir (Bratislava)

Composer and musician with New York saxplayer Clive Stevens

(Manfred Mann, Billy Cobham, Gilberto Gil, Africa Bambaataa) 'Millenium Jams'

2002 ff

Trance Club Sessions with Stefan Krachten (The Unknown Cases, Trance Groove, Django Edwards)

with Mel Collins (King Crimson), Rosko Gee (Can, Traffic) and many others...

Studio recordings with Wolfgang Fluer (YAMO, ex-Kraftwerk)

2003 ff

Trance Groove live tour

2005

3rd solo album 'egolution', Japan release

2006

Collaboration with Brazilian/French artist Luzia Simons, video installation 'Stockage 0'

2007

recording sessions with Nighthawks (Reiner Winterschladen, Dal Martino),

Concerts with Drums Off Chaos (Jaki Liebezeit, Manos Tsangaris, Olek Gelba, Reiner Linke, Maf Retter)

2008

Trance Groove album 'Orange', co-composer and musician

Score music performances with Andy Warhol movie 'The Chelsea Girls' (USA 1966)

2009

Trance Groove album 'Playing with the Chelsea Girls'

co-composer, co-producer (with Stefan Krachten and Helmut Zerlett), musician

2010

- Blauw Associates EP ‚Manila Bay Sketchbook’

producer, composer

- Le Son des Couleurs

multi media project with Bernd Winterschladen

- Sungha Jung debut album ‚Perfect Blue’

co-producer [with Ulli Boegershausen]

- Razoof ‚Inhale’

co-producer

2011

- ‚Piano Diaries’ Youtube video project

- concerts with ‚Frühling in Braziers’

[with Rosko Gee, Stefan Krachten, Juergen Dahmen, Dirk Herweg]

- Sungha Jung album ‚Irony’

co-producer [with Ulli Boegershausen]

- Crystin ‚Moon River’, ‚Something Beautiful’

co-producer [with Crystin]

- Dead Guitars ‚You and I’

guest musician

- Razoof ‚Sun Salutation’

remix, co-producer

2012

- ,Piano Diaries’ solo album

- concerts with GOLDMAN

[with Stefan Krachten, Mel Collins, Juergen Dahmen, Konstantin Wienstroer]

- concerts with Helmut Zerlett Quartet

- debut concert ,Le Son des Couleurs’

2013

- GOLDMAN performances

- studio work with Helmut Zerlett

- remixes for Sivan Perwer (Tayart)

2014

- ,The Truth of Ghost Dog‘ - GOLDMAN live album

2015

- Le Son des Couleurs live at ,8th Hamburger Architektursommer’, Freie Akademie der Künste

- GOLDMAN live at the BLUE SHELL‘ live vinyl album and release concert

2017

- concerts with Drums Off Chaos and Helmut Zerlett, ,Ingenhag-Heinze-Kessler'

2018

- debut concert Loop Society

- Le Son des Couleurs at Muziek Biennale, Niederrhein

- collaboration with Hein+Klein

www.thomaskessler.com

www.myspace.com/kesslermusik

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