Rivers have always played an important role in Tobias Meinhart's life. While the saxophonist, who grew up in a small town near Regensburg, had to cross the Danube every day when he was at school, today it is the East River in New York.
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Tobias Meinhart Releasetour in Deutschland 2025
Tobias Meinhart has lived there, in the world capital of jazz, for over 15 years now. He has achieved something that very few musicians from Germany have managed to do: He is an integral part of the New York jazz scene He regularly performs as a bandleader in the city's most important clubs and festival formats such as the Blue Note, Birdland, Smalls, Jazz at Lincoln Center and the Winter Jazzfest.
With ‘Sonic River’ (album release: 18 April 2025), his tenth album under his own name, Meinhart underlines how confidently he knows how to navigate the tides and rapids of modern jazz. At the same time, the recording also proves to be a leap in the dark. It is not only the first release on Meinhart's newly founded own label ‘Sonic River Records’, but also marks a turning point for the saxophonist, born in 1983, in terms of his musical self-image.
About Tobias Meinhart
With his well thought-out compositions and artistic vision, the saxophonist from Regensburg has developed a style that is unrivalled. Meinhart's almost synaesthetic visualisation of music has already led to many collaborations with the biggest names on the scene and successes. For example, he won first prize at the Getxo competition, was nominated for an Echo award and tours worldwide with jazz greats such as Kurt Rosenwinkel, Ingrid Jensen and Obed Calvaire. The jazz magazine Jazzthing describes him as the ‘greatest German talent on the tenor saxophone’. In the Big Apple, Meinhart regularly performs in well-known clubs such as the Blue Note, Birdland and Smalls. With his Berlin People project, the saxophonist combines his German roots with the pulsating vibes of Berlin and New York.
Tobias Meinhart (saxophone) will be accompanied by:
- LUDWIG HORNUNG - PIANO (DE)
- TOM BERKMANN - BASS (DE)
- MATTHIAS RUPPNIG - DRUMS (AT)
Dates:
Saturday, 05.04.2025 Zig Zag Jazz Club 21:00 hTuesday, 05.08.2025 A-Trane Jazzclub 8:30 pm
Wednesday, 06.08.2025 A-Trane Jazzclub 8:30 pm
Thursday, 07.08.2025 A-Trane Jazzclub 8:30 pm
Friday, 08.08.2025 A-Trane Jazzclub 8:30 pm
Saturday, 09.08.2025 A-Trane Jazzclub 8:30 pm
