Nils Wogram
Nils Wogram ( born November 7, 1972 in Braunschweig ) is a German jazz trombonist, bandleader and composer.
Life and work
Nils Wogram studied classical trumpet (also piano and music theory ) in Braunschweig, played from 1988 in the National Youth Jazz Orchestra of Lower Saxony. In 1990, he joined the National Youth Jazz Orchestra under Peter Herbolzheimer. From 1992 to 1994 Wogram studied with a scholarship trombone and composition at the New School in New York. Among his teachers were Reginald Workman, Maria Schneider, Buster Williams, Slide Hampton, Kenny Werner and Conrad Herwig. In 1994 his debut album New York Conversations ( Mons Records). Meanwhile, Nils Wogram has released 21 albums under his name. Since 2010 he runs his own label nwog records.
In addition to his own bands (see also band projects ) Nils Wogram was involved in various other band projects. He played from 1994 to 2006 in the jazz band Underkarl of bassist Sebastian Gramss and was for several years the award winning Brunswick Band Jazz canteen, on their 10th album "Ultra High Temperature ( ET 2013), he is again represented next to Joo Kraus as a guest musician. Nils Wogram played with Kenny Werner, Rudi Mahall, Eugene Chadbourne and to today is also the Aki Takase quintet.
Nils Wogram lives in Zurich and teaches since 2004 Jazz Studies at the University of Lucerne in Switzerland. Previously, he was a lecturer in trombone and composition at the Musikhochschule Hannover.
Musical philosophy
Wogran music is deeply rooted in the jazz tradition. Nevertheless, he tries to extend this language by using musical materials that do not come from the jazz. These include other forms of rhythm, form and melodic and harmonic material. Nils Wogram is a fan of "real band " with its own ensemble sound. Most of his formations have existed for many years. Nils Wogram believes that the best music is played by solid bands / ensembles. As a bandleader, therefore, are his great idols Duke Ellington and Miles Davis.
Band projects
- Root 70 (since 2000) with Hayden Chisholm - Alt sax, Matt Penman - bass; Jochen Rueckert - drums; Nils Wogram - trombone
- Nostalgia (since 2004) with Dejan Terzic - drums; Arno Krijger - Hammond organ; Nils Wogram - trombone
- Nils Wogram Septet ( since 2004 ) with C.Puntin - clarinet; Tilman Ehrhorn - tenor saxophone; Stephan Meinberg - trumpet; Steffen Schorn - bass clarinet, baritone saxophone; Frank Speer - Alt sax; John Schroeder - drums; Nils Wogram, trombone
- Vertigo Trombone Quartet (since 2012) with Bernhard Bamert - trombone; Andreas Tschopp - trombone; January Carpenter - bass trombone, Nils Wogram - trombone
- Duo with Conny Bauer ( trombone) (since 1999)
- Duo with Saadet Türköz (vocals )
- Duo with Simon Nabatov (piano) (1999 - 2013)
Awards
Nils Wogram won 1989 and 1991 the price for solo trombone in the competition " Young Musicians ". 1998 he received the Prize of North Rhine-Westphalia. He is a carrier of the SWR - Jazz Prize, the composition prize in Julius Hemphill competition, the GEMA Jazz Composition Prize and the. BMW Jazz Awards 2011 was awarded to him for his well with root 70 album " Listen to your woman" the ECHO Jazz instrumentalist of the Year as a national ( Brass ). using the ensemble in the same year he won the BMW Welt Jazz Award 2013, he received the prestigious Albert Mangelsdorff prize ( German Jazz Award ), which is awarded every two years by the Union of German jazz musician to outstanding personalities of the German jazz scene. 2014 Nils Wogram work year scholarship from the city of Zurich.