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Florian Bergmann

Florian Bergmann (born in Berlin in 1984) studied at the Academy of Music “Hanns Eisler” and at the University of Arts Berlin.

He mainly works in the field of contemporary and improvised (jazz) music. As a member of the alto sax quartet Fo[u]r Alto (with Frank Gratkowski, Benjamin Weidekamp, Christian Weidner) he elaborates extended techniques for the saxophone and microtonal playing. He performed and premiered numerous works by contemporary composers and was prizewinner of the Hanns-Eisler-Preis for contemporary interpretation.

He is frequently playing concerts in Germany and foreign countries such as the USA, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Sweden, Austria, Switzerland, Greece, Hungary, Poland inter alia at the Eurosonic FestivalGroningen 2011,Umlaut Festival Paris 2010, Glatt&Verkehrt  Krems 2010, Performance Arts FestivalOldenburg 2010, OpenOp - Europäisches Festival für anderes MusiktheaterBerlin 2010, De NachtenAntwerpen 2009,Tremplin Jazz d’Avignon2009, Music Village FestivalAgios Lavrentios 2009, Jazz i.d. LohmühleBerlin 2009,  Dresdener Jazztage2008, 32. Internationalen JazzfestivalLeipzig 2008, World Forum on MusicLos Angeles 2005.

Together with Hannes Lingens and Pierre Borel is founder of the Berlin part of the international musicians’ collective and record label „Umlaut Records“. In 2009 and 2010 he hosted the International Umlaut Festival Berlinand the Umlaut Berlin concert series with support by the Impuls-Fonds for contemporary music.

Furthermore he was on stage with interdisciplinary performances collaborating with dancers, actors and video artists. He also has worked as a theatre musician at Berliner Ensemble, Deutsches Theater Berlin, Nationaltheater Weimar and the Neuköllner Oper Berlin.

Discography (selection):

2010 Florian Bergmann „Rendez-vous“, Umlaut Records

2010 Brumcalli „Privatleben“ , ITM

2010 Jörg Schippa „UnbedingT“, Konnex Records

2009 Lyenn „The Jollity of my Boon Companion“,  Munich Records

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