Andreas Kissenbeck

Andreas Kissenbeck, born 1969 in Bonn, is a jazz pianist and Hammond organist. He is a lecturer at the music colleges in Wuerzburg (Germany), Muenster (Germany), Detmold (Germany), Osnabrueck (Germany) and Hannover (Germany). He did his doctorate in jazz theory. His teaching subjects are jazz piano and music theory (harmony, ear training, arranging, composing).

Musical Achievements

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

References in the Field of Jazz Theory

• Doctorate in jazz theory (grade: magna cum laude)
• Book publications (e.g. Jazztheorie I & II, Bärenreiter, 2007)

References as a Lecturer/Teacher

• Long standing experience in teaching at secondary schools, music schools as well as music colleges
• Teacher/lecturer in music, i.e. jazz theory (harmonics, aural training, composition, arrangement)
• Private tuition in jazz piano and Hammond organ
• Degree in education