Matthias Petzold “Working Band”

from left to right:

Christian Winninghoff
Matthias Petzold
Ariane Baumgartner
Hanno Busch
Nils Imhorst
Roland Höppner
Roland Peil
 

The “Working Band” is the main project of Matthias Petzold. Strong Grooves, exiting improvisations, and the melodic and harmonic richness of Petzold´s compositions are the main elements of the band concept. The music reaches the audience immediately, without foregoing the expressive and subtile qualities of Jazz.

The compositions cover a wide range of differing moods and connect elements of various styles to a totally individual sound.  Petzold is able to use his broad experiences as a composer and bandleader in a lot of different settings.

The members of the band have longstanding playing experiences in different countries, with own projects and in the bands of well known Jazz musicians. Their musical talents are documented on a big number of broadcasting and CD recordings.

On some occasion, the band is featuring soul- and jazz-singer Ariane Baumgärtner. The mixture of originals and standards is arranged for her expressive voive and the interplay with the band. She adds a flavour of pop concert to the performances of the “Working Band”.

The Band has recorded a CD in 2002, “Elements” (Indigo-Records 1005 CD). Here are some Soundfiles:

  Yellow Earth                       Water Music

  Summertime                       People

Informations about current concert dates you can get here.

Reviews:

“Matthias Petzold has become a magnet for friends of challenging music and fine compositions. After all seats were occupied, the audience had to get closer together... And he held his promise. The six-piece band played a music, that went immediately both to feet without missing the head... “ (Kölnische Rundschau)

“A music that overcomes borders - “working Band” with a virtuose performance”
... The audience heard a music, that fit in none of the common jazz styles... Ptzold´s concept, to create a synthesis of world music that is also entertaining may threaten jazz purists. But for an open-minded audience it breaks the border between serious music and entertaininment.” (Kölner Stadtanzeiger)
 

Matthias Petzold - see Biography

Christian Winninghoff

• belongs to the best young german trumpet players, and was winner of the Jazz contest in Leipzig 1995, and the Getxo Jazz Competition in 1996
• is leading his own Quartet, and the Free Funk Band “Mr. Slim and the Funk”
• he played with: Jazzkantine, Markus Stockhausen, Marla Glen, Peter Herborn, Sash, a.m.m.

 
Hanno Busch

• worked with experimental pop-projects and video-presentations
• played with Peter Herbolzheimer; “Summit Jazz Orchestra” featuring Clark Terry, Rob Pronk, Bobby Shew; pop-singer “Sasha”
• Trio “Organ Smarties” with modern Jazz for Organ Trio
• Broadcasting- an CD-productions

Nils Imhorst

• Plays in a lot of bands in and around Cologne
• Toured with different bands in Europe, Middle- and North-America
• Played in diverse broadcasting- and CD-productions

Roland Höppner

• Studies at the “Musikhochschule Köln” (Cologne) with Peter Giger and Keith Copeland
• Performances and recordings with Uli Beckerhoff, Matthias Nadolny, Aladar Pege, Eugen Cicero, Albert Mangeldorf a.o.
• CDs “Circle” and “Bass Society” with Sascha Dellbrucks Bass Society, “Flat Earth News” with Andreas Schickentanz Quintett

Roland Peil

• Worked with the “Fantastischen Vier” and “Orange Blue”
• Performances, tours and recordings with Randy Brecker, Peter Herbolzheimer,
  Chaka Khan, Charlie Mariano, WDR-Bigband a.m.o
• lots of broadcasting and CD-recordings with various musicians

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