News
on 2/19 the second Carte-Blanche-Concert with COB will take place. I’m recomposing a set of music based on tunes from the cycle ‘música callada’ of the catalan minimalist Frederic Mompou. / Pep Ventura just recorded a second cd wich is now to be edited and issued… / The CK Stringproject will be on tour early march in Essen, Cologne an Neuss and will record its first cd!

About
I’m a saxophone player living in Berlin. I write original music, play in several projects as a leader or sideman. I intend to improve consequently my musicality.

Vita

*1980 in Neuss, piano lessons at the age of 11, with 15 turned to soprano saxophone, at 17 assisted a preparatory course for the conservatory  at the Musikschule Neuss, in 2000 bachelor studies at the conservatory of Arnhem/NL, 2004 diploma, 2005/6 masterstudies in Arnhem and Erasmus in Barcelona, 2006 diploma, 2005 till 2009 in Barcelona, since 2009 in Berlin.

Prizes

1999 1st award Jugend Jazzt NRW
2005 HNNY BeNeLux Aanmoedigingsprijz
2008 Cultura Injuve (spain)

CDs

2009 Christian Koxholt’s Pep Ventura (Fresh Sound Records, FSNT 349)