Description - MaximeBender

Maxime Bender Group
The music from the Maxime Bender Group represents
the new jazz generation. It's a fresh new terrain
where the sylistical borders of pop, fusion and
traditional jazz dissolve and thus yield to an open
space for a new type of jazz with highly refined
arrangements. What starts off as often deceptively
smooth music quickly develops an intriguing and
energetic melodic and rhythmical complexity, which
perfectly illustrates the musical and instrumental
Line up:
maturity of the musicians involved and their leader
Maxime Bender : tenor & soprano sax / compostions
Maxime Bender.
Christoph Möckel : alto sax
Riaz Khabirpour : guitar
The Maxime Bender Group has won the Composition
Sebastian Sternal : piano
Price at the “Tremplin Jazz” Festival In Avignon and
Markus Braun : bass
were finalist at the Burghauser Jazzpreis as well as
Silvio Morger : drums
the Futuresound Competition at the Leverkusener
Kathrin Scheer : vocals
Jazztagen.
Special Guests : David Binney : alto sax
The last CD
released
on
from the Maxime Bender Group was
the
Label
Jazzsick
Records
under the name “Open Range”.
Will Vinson : alto sax
Maxime Bender : (L) Tenor & Soprano Sax &
Comp.
Riaz Khabirpour : (Ger) Guitars
(*1982) Studies with Wolfgang Engstfeld, Frank
Reinshagen Erwin Vann, Steve Houben, u.v.m. 2007 “Elie
Music Award” nomiation european jazzprice « Eurodjango
2007 »category“newtalent”. Playing/ Recording with: Dee
Dee Bridgewater, David Binney George Duke, Lalo Shifrin,
Will Vinson a.o-
(*1980) Studies :Conservatorium van Amsterdamund
SUNY Purchase College in New York with. John
Abercrombie, Maarten van de Grinten and Jesse van Ruller.
Playing/ Recording with “Bundesjugend Jazz Orchester”,
Peter Herbolzheimer, Pablo Held, David Binney, Will
Vinson, Paul Wiltgen a.o.
Christoph Möckel : (D) Alto Sax
Sebastian Sternal: (Ger) Piano / Fender
Rhodes
(*1986) Studies with Steve Coleman, Ignaz Dinné, Hayden
Chisholm, Mark Turner, Wolfgang Engstfeld. Won
Competitions like "Jugend Musiziert" and "Jugend Jazzt"
Playing/ Recording with"Berlin Jazz Composers Orchestra",
"LJJO Mecklenburg-Vorpommern", "LJJO Berlin", "BigBand
der Musikhochschule Köln.
(*1983) Studies with Hubert Nuss, John Taylor, Martin
Sasse, Rob Madna, Frank Chastenier and Kevin Hays.
Playing/ Recording with Dee Dee Bridgewater, John Riley,
John Ruocco and Mike Richmond u.a.As arranger an
composer he also writes filmusic for the Bavaria Munich.
2007 he won the WDR Jazz Price as best soloist.
Markus Braun : (Ger) Doublebass
Kathrin Scheer : (Ger) Vocals
(*1981) Studies with Michael Schurmann,John Goldsby,
Rolf Fahlenbock, Ralf Dietze, Gunnar Plümer und Stefan
Rademacher. Playing/ Recording with: Bart van Lier,
Matthias Nadolny, John Ruocco, John Riley, Adrian Mears,
Andy Haderer, Peter o’Mara a.o.
Silvio Morger : (CH) Drums
(*1984) Studies with Michael Küttner, Keith Copeland, Peter
Kahlenborn, Janusz Stefanski, Holger Nell, Bruno Castellucci,
Hermann Kock, Hans Lüdemann
Playing/ Recording with: Peter Herbolzheimer´s „European
Masterclass Big Band“. Lalo Schifrin, Dee Dee Bridgewater,
David Binney, Bill Dobbins, Peter Herbolzheimer, Jiggs
Whigham, Bob Mintzer, Henning Berg, Peter Weniger, Erik
van Lier, Dee Daniels, Madeline Bell, Jan Oosthof, Jan
Wessels, Andy Haderer, Heiner Wiberny, BuJazzO,.
(*1979) Studies at Hochschule für Musik Köln.Studiosinger
for Radios and Commercials a.o. Radio FFH, SWR1, Radio
Harmonie FM, Neckermann
Singer in Theater piece „Deutschland deine Lieder“, at
the„RUHRtriennale“,Gastvertrag at Schauspielhaus Bochum
2003-2005, Singer at Landesjugendjazzorchester NRW and
for cinema „Die wilden Hühner“, „Vier Minuten“, „Die wilden
Hühner und die Liebe“ 2007/08
Special Guests
Will Vinson : (GB) Alto Sax
David Binney : (USA) Alto Sax
Playing / Recording with : Gil Evans and Maria Schneider
Bigband, Jim Hall,Bobby Previte,Cecil McBee Medeski,Martin &
Wood,Uri Caine's Mahler Project , Aretha Franklin Scott
Colley, Brian Blade, Donny McCaslin, Chris Potter, Adam
Rodgers a.o.
Dave Binney is one of the most prolificyoung jazz musicians
on the scene today.
"Dave Binney possesses one of the most original minds in
contemporary music."
- Stereophile
"Add Dave Binney's dynamic voice on saxophone and his
great writing to the
chorus of creators re-invigorating jazz."
- The Montreal Gazette
"...a strikingly original
Playing / Recording: Kurt Rosenwinkel, Mike Stern, Ingrid
Jensen, Chris Potter, Geoffrey Keezer, Lage Lund, Ari Hoenig,
John Benitez, Seamus Blake, Vincent Herring, Alan Ferber,
Ron Affif, Aaron Parks, Daphnis Prieto, a.o.
Member of the Ari Hoenig 4tet, Alan Ferber Nonett, The Rufus
Wainwright Band, Jonathan Kreisberg Group a.o.
"the thinking man's alto saxophonist... Britain's Greg Osby",
(London Evening Standard)
"superb solo of rugged leathery sounds turning into
mellifluous high notes, his secure control and storming energy
occasionally reminiscent of Bobby Watson."
{Guardian}
"Will Vinson is an exciting young altoist with a lethal approach
to writing and soloing“ {Time Out London.}