M A R T I N B L U M E drums, percussion, composition Has worked since 1983 as a performer and composer with several musicians and in different musical situations, both as a collaborator and in leading his own groups including musicians like Peter Brötzmann, Peter Kowald, Helmut Joe Sachse, Luc Houtkamp, Johannes Bauer, Conny Bauer, Marcio Mattos, Jay Oliver, Phil Minton, Lol Coxhill, John Butcher, Mario Schiano, Georg Graewe, Frank Gratkowski, Dieter Manderscheid, Hans Schneider, Wolfgang Fuchs, John Edwards, Werner Lüdi, John Russell, Chris Burn, Roger Turner, Joëlle Leandré, Axel Doerner, Horst Grabosch, Melvyn Poore, Earl Howard, Richard Teitelbaum, Jim Denley, Alfred Zimmerlin, Dorothea Schürch, Phil Wachsmann , Mats Gustafsson, Xu Feng Xia, Thomas Lehn, Fred van Hove, Wilbert de Joode, Ken Vandermark, Kent Kessler, Cor Fuhler a.m.o. Own projects include LINES with Axel Doerner, Jim Denley, Phil Wachsmann & Marcio Mattos, FOURinONE with Luc Houtkamp, Johannes Bauer & Dieter Manderscheid, AXON with Phil Minton , Marcio Mattos & Fred van Hove, „2nd outlet“ with Luc Houtkamp & Cor Fuhler, CAETITU with Yedo Gibson, Veryan Weston, Marcio Mattos and a Duo with Phil Wachsmann and Xu Feng Xia. Toured in Holland, Belgium, Luxemburg, France, England, Denmark, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, Hungary, Slovenia, Croatia, USA, Canada and Australia and performed at Festivals like: Ruhr-Jazz Festival Bochum (D) 1990-1996 Jazz-Haus Festival Köln (D) 1991 Open Systems Essen / Bochum (D)1997/2002 NOM-Festival Moers (D) 1990 Nickelsdorfer Konfrontationen (AT) 1993/1999/2001/2006/2008/2011 Jazz Summer Bolzano (I) 1994 AnKlänge Ansbach (D) 1995 European Jazz Night Füssen (D) 1996 Summer Jazz Fiets Tour Groningen (NL) 1996/2000 Illinger Burgfest für Neue Musik (D)1996 International Jazz Festival Vancouver (CA) 1996/2000 Les Nuits Black Quebec (CA) 1996 Jazz Herbst Konstanz (D)1996/1998 Ulrichsberger Kaleidophon (AT) 1997 Musique Action Vandoevre-Les-Nancy (F) 1997/1999/2002/2006 Densités Verdun (F) 1999 What is Music? Festival Sydney, Melbourne (AU) 2000 Free Music Antwerpe (B) 2000 Jazz à Mulhouse 2000/2003/2004 (F) Taktlos Basel / Zürich (CH) 2001 Bolzano Jazz & Other (I) 2001 Fonoteca Files Lissabon (PT) 2001 Jazzfestival Glauchau (D) 2002 Controindicatione Rome (I) 2002 Line Space Line Festival Los Angeles (USA) 2003 Empty Bottle Festival Chicago (USA) 2003 Le Gipfel du Jazz Freiburg (D) 2003 Jazzherbst Dachau (D) 2003 In Front Festval Aachen (D) 2004 Novembermusic Den Bosch / Gent (NL, B) 2004 Colourscapes Music Festival London (GB) 2006 Moers Festival (D) 2007 Jazz Cerkno (SL) 2008 Sétatér Festival Pécs (HU) 2008 Jazz d`Or Festivals Strasbourg (F) 2008 Artacks St. Johann (A) 2004/ 2009 Festival "Unlimited" Wels/A 2009 Nozart / Cologne (D) 2010 Freedom of the City Festival London (GB) 2011 Ujbuda Jazz Fest Budapest (HU) 2011 |