2011 Recording an publishing of the CD Wellen with the band   Hochhaeuser

2010 Starting of the band-project Hochhaeuser with Andi Reisner (git), Nils Imhorst (b) and Robert Hurasky (dr)

2009 Second book of saxophone lessons : “Steps Ahead” (intermediate level) für Tenorsaxophon und für Altsaxophon

2008 AMA-Tenorsaxophonschule Band 1,
AMA-Altsaxophonschule Band 1

2007 Recoprding of a live-CD of the big-Band-Suite Pangaea with Heiner Wiberny as solist

2007 11 Duette for saxophone lessons, published by AMA-Verlag

2005 Premiere of the first two parts of the suite “Mirrors” for symphonic orchestra, Jazzband and three soloists

2003 acoustic trio Petzold/KirbergImhorst with a program of Jazz music for churches. Recording of the CD “Franziskusinventionen” (series of compositions related to St. Francis)

2002 CD “Elements” with the Working Band

2001 founding of the “Working Band” (Groove Jazz in a setting with trumpet, guiter, electric bass, drums and percussion, and occasionally vocals)

1999 “Pangaea”, suite of five compositions for Big Band

1997 “Scenes From A Sketchbook” pieces for saxophone lectures (AMA-Verlag 1998)

1994 “Psalmen und Lobgesänge” (Psalms and Hymns) for choir and eight-piece Jazz-ensemble; premiere and recording of a CD (Indigo-Records 1002CD).

Commissioned compositions for the city of Brühl (1991 for six Big Band arrangements and 1993 for a soundtrack to a silent movie with Buster Keaton)

1992 founding of the record-label Indigo-Records to publish the own works.

1991 founding of the “Matthias Petzold Septett”, that plays only original compositions; frequent performances and recording of two CDs (“Lifelines” 1992 and “Ulysses” 1996).

1989 composition of the piece “Rainbow Dancer”, that is recorded by the WDR-Big Band

Played with Gunter Hampel, Marion Brown, and a lot of bands in different styles: Mainstream Jazz, Rock-Performance, Free Jazz, Salsa, Avantgarde Concert Music; broadcasting recordings and performances in and out of Germany

Professional playing-experiences in theatres (“Three Penny Opera”, Avantgarde theatres, a.o.), and with the sinfonic orchestra of the city of Muenster (Berio´s “Sinfonia 1968”)

Studies saxophone at the “Musikhochschule Köln” (Cologne) with Heiner Wiberny (WDR-Big Band); teachers Exam 1990, Master of Arts 1992

Born 1964, April 25th in Brühl, Rhineland (hometown of Max Ernst, surrealist painter)

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