STUDNITZKY has always been a traveller between the realms of jazz, classical and electronic music. KY is the name of Studnitzky’s multifaceted music project which is minimalistic yet full of layers and diverse sounds. The ECHO Jazz awarded trumpeter & pianist takes his aesthetic influences from electronic music and is performed by a scaled-down instrumental ensemble whilst with MEMENTO – orchestral experience his music accompanied by a string quartet or a chamber orchestra. In his inimitable music not a single note is superfluous. It is detailed, minimalistic and transparent, yet it displays an emotional depth which is uniquely personal. With this distinctive sound, STUDNITZKY stands pleasantly apart from the typical classical/jazz crossover style. Too edgy for pop, too emotional for jazz, too opulent for electronic music, and with a rhythmic groove far removed from avant-garde, he has created something that is refreshingly new. STUDNITZKY is already an internationally acclaimed performer of the highest level on both trumpet and piano. Few instrumentalists of his generation have appeared on the stages of so many clubs and festivals all over the world. He has performed with names such as Nils Landgren’s Funk Unit, Jazzanova, Mezzoforte and Wolfgang Haffner. Most recently, he can be heard on recordings by Nils Landgren’s Funk Unit, Jazzanova, Wolfgang Haffner, Nightmares On Wax, Moritz von Oswald, Mezzoforte and Dominic Miller. In 2012 he founded Contemplate, his own record label and network. In 2014 he initiated the XJazz Festival Berlin and took charge as its musical director. It immediately became Berlin’s largest jazz festival and turned the German jazz scene on its head. Since September 2014 Sebastian Studnitzky has been a professor at the Dresden University of Music. The German music association bundesverband Musikindustrie honoured Sebastian Studnitzky with the Echo Jazz 2015.