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Biografie

Matthias musikalische Laufbahn beginnt in München wo er Trompete und Komposition studiert. Durch ein Vollstipendium verbringt er anschließend einige Zeit am renommierten Berklee College of Music um sein Studium dann in Berlin mit einem Master abzuschließen.

Unter eigenem Namen veröffentlicht er 2015 das Album „Lang Tang“ beim weltweit renommierten Label „enja Records“. Im Juli 2018 erscheint das Folgewerk „Newborn“ bei enja yellowbird. Mit seiner Band Fazer, für die er sowohl als Komponist als auch als Solist arbeitet, veröffentlicht er 2018 das Album „Mara“ , 2019 „Nadi“ und 2022 das Album „Plex, die zusammen mehrere Millionen Mal gestreamt werden und international viel Annerkennung erlangen. In den letzten Jahren widmete er sich eher kleinen Besetzungen. So veröffentlichte er das Album „Triptych“ mit Percussion und Akustikgitarre, „Sequence“ im Duo mit dem französischen Saxophonisten und ECM-Artist Matthieu Bordenave und „Mmmmh“ mit der zeitgenössischen Pianistin Masako Ohta.

Er gewinnt mit seinem Quartett 2012 den Biberacher Jazzpreis; 2013 erhält er den Kurt Maas Jazz Award. 2017 wird er bei der Internationalen Jazzwoche Burghausen mit dem Solistenpreis ausgezeichnet. Als Mitglied der Monika Roscher Big Band ist er Preisträger des ECHO Jazz. 2018 wird er für seine Musik zum Film „Germania“ mit dem „Preis für die beste Musik in einem Dokumentarfilm“ auf dem Max Ophüls Festival ausgezeichnet. Im selben Jahr erhält er den Bayerischen Kunstförderpreis. 2019 bekommt er den Musikpreis der Stadt München. Das Duo-Album „Mmmmh“ wird vom Bayerischen Rundfunk zum Album des Jahres gekürt und außerdem für den Deutschen Jazzpreis 2023 nominiert

Für internationale Konzerte wird er unter anderem nach Kanada, Türkei, Belgien, Frankreich, Luxemburg, Slowakei, Österreich, Spanien, Kasachstan, Turkmenistan, Kirgisistan, Georgien, Kurdistan und Jordanien eingeladen.

Das Magazin „Jazzthetik“ schreibt über ihn: "...Der Typ verfügt über einen der reifsten, strukturiertesten und gelassensten Trompetentönen, die in den vergangenen Jahren in Deutschland erklangen." und weiter: "Da sucht niemand seine eigene Sprache, sondern präsentiert gleich mal eine Philosophie des spielens auf den Ventilen, die den Anschein erweckt, als gäbe es sie schon drei Jahrzehnte, gestählt durch zeitgeistige Entwicklungen und persönliche Erlebnisse, kantig und antizyklisch.“

English

Matthias' musical career begins in Munich where he studies trumpet and composition. With a full scholarship, he then spent some time at the renowned Berklee College of Music and then completed his studies in Berlin with a master's degree.

In 2015 he released the album “Lang Tang” under his own name on the world- renowned label “enja Records”. The follow-up work “Newborn” was published by enja yellowbird in July 2018. With his band Fazer, for which he works both as a composer and as a soloist, he released the album “Mara” in 2018, “Nadi” in 2019 and the album “Plex” in 2022, which together were streamed several million times and received a lot of international recognition.

In recent years he has devoted himself to smaller ensembles. He released the album “Triptych” with percussion and acoustic guitar, “Sequence” in a duo with the French saxophonist and ECM artist Matthieu Bordenave and “Mmmmh” with the contemporary pianist Masako Ohta.

He and his quartet won the Biberach Jazz Prize in 2012. In 2013 he received the Kurt Maas Jazz Award. In 2017 he was awarded the soloist prize at the Burghausen International Jazz Week. As a member of the Monika Roscher Big Band, he is a winner of the ECHO Jazz. In 2018 he was awarded the “Award for the Best Music in a Documentary” at the Max Ophüls Festival for his music for the film “Germania”. In the same year he received the Bavarian Art Prize. In 2019 he received the Music Prize of the City of Munich. The duo album “Mmmmh” was named Album of the Year by Bayerischer Rundfunk and was also nominated for the German Jazz Prize 2023

He has been invited to give international concerts in Canada, Turkey, Belgium, France, Luxembourg, Slovakia, Austria, Spain, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, Georgia, Kurdistan and Jordan, among others. The magazine “Jazzthetik” writes about him: “...The guy has one of the most mature, structured and calm trumpet tones that has sounded in Germany in recent years.” and further: "No one is looking for their own language, but rather presents a philosophy of playing on the valves that makes it seem as if it has been around for three decades, steeled by zeitgeist developments and personal experiences, edgy and anti-cyclical."

Mmmmh

by Masako Ohta & Matthias Lindermayr

written by Matthias Lindermayr except “Olis Balloon” and “La” by Masako Ohta

released @ Squama Records

nominated for Album of the year @ German Jazz Price 2023

5:03

Trudelutt
2:22

Olis Ballon
5:04

All good things are four
3:12

Tolv
3:44

Sora
5:39

Kogia
4:29

Penguin
4:23

La

Sequence (with Matthieu Bordenave)

Following his trio debut ‘Triptych’, trumpeter Matthias Lindermayr presents his duo record ‘Sequence’ with long-time companion and ECM Recording Artist Matthieu Bordenave on tenor saxophone.
In contrast to its technical title, ‘Sequence’ is a very lyrical record, sacral at times. Like two figure skaters, the voices gracefully glide along and whirl around in perfect synch, always sensing where the other one is going. A fitting comparison also, as the recording session was equally exhausting, due to the level of concentration required to perform this music.
The minimalist line-up and the hyper-focused playing gives the album both a breath-like purity and solemn depth.

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Triptych

Known for his soothing trumpet work in German jazz group Fazer, Matthias Lindermayr is back on Squama with an all-new trio and his third album ‘Triptych’.
With Philipp Schiepek on acoustic guitar and Simon Popp on percussion, the Munich-based musician created a forward-thinking record between jazz and contemporary classical, conceptually bold and utterly beautiful.
‘Triptych’ is a thrillingly quiet record.
While the album’s predecessor ‘Newborn’ (2018) featured a quintet, the rather unusual trio line-up on ‘Triptych’ gave Matthias more room to share the nuances of his playing.
His compositions, most written especially for this group, are of a noble simplicity allowing the musicians to focus more on interaction and sound.

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Fazer

Fazer’s music cannot simply be described as Jazz; the Munich band is shaped by the experimental pop music of Talk Talk, the Afrobeat of Fela Kuti, the Krautrock of Can and the dub techno of Rhythm & Sound, but masterfully take aspects of all this and more, to create their own sonic identity. Each player and their instrument has an individuality, but together they blend into an organic and flowing overall sound.

Coming from different musical backgrounds, the members of Fazer met while studying jazz at the Academy for Music and Theatre in Munich. The German city has a rich history of improvised music; home to labels ECM and Enja as well as Krautrock icons Amon Düül II, Popol Vuh & Embryo.

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