Andreas Kissenbeck is a pianist, keyboarder composer and arranger. He is a lecturer at the music universties in Munich (Germany) and Muenster (Germany) (former Hannover (Germany), Wuerzburg (Germany), Detmold (Germany), Osnabrueck (Germany)). He did his doctorate in jazz theory. His teaching subjects are jazz piano, arranging, composing, harmony and ear training.

Musical Achievements

• Concerts, festivals and tours worldwide
• Performances with renowned artists (e.g. Benny Bailey, Bobby Shew, Jiggs Whigham, Tony Lakatos, Peter Weniger, Torsten Goods, etc.)
• Selected by the journal Jazzthing for the series “Next Generation”  
• Newcomer-prize of the Süddeutsche Zeitung (renowned newspaper of Southern Germany)
• Scholarship Freistaat Bayern
• Radio and TV broadcasts, CD-recordings
• Publications of compositions & arrangements

References as a Lecturer/Teacher

• Book publication Jazztheorie I (Bärenreiter 2007)
• Book publication Jazztheorie II (Bärenreiter 2007)
• Book publication Arrangement (Schott 2011)
• Doctorate in jazz theory (grade: magna cum laude)
• Degree in education
• Lecturing at six german music universities
• Long standing experience in teaching at secondary schools, music schools as well as music colleges