matthias müller
trombone, composition, improvisation

born in zeven/germany
studies at “carl-von-ossietzky” university oldenburg
and at “folkwang hochschule” essen

regular appearances
superimpose, the astronomical unit, trigger, rupp/müller/fischerlehner

collaborations
albert mangelsdorff, frank gratkowski, matthias schubert, gebhard ullmann, tobias delius, jack wright, nate wooley, peter evans, michael zerang, johannes bauer, olaf rupp, rudi mahall, harri sjöström, christian marien, clayton thomas, wilbert de joode, burkhard beins, steve heather, michael thieke, chris heenan, nils ostendorf, rudi fischerlehner, michael vorfeld, christian weber, chris dahlgren, marcin dymiter, tina frank, jan klare, peter eisold, martin brandlmayr, and many others...

festivals
kaleidophon ulrichsberg, jazzfest berlin, jazzfestival leipzig, european trytone festival amsterdam, biennale of contemporary performing arts moscow, german festival in india, jazzfestival iasi (romania), don chento jazzfestival kaliningrad, next wave europe, novembermusic, stranger than paranoia festival tilburg, fabrikaat rotterdam, joe-festival essen, europhonics dortmund, jazz in progress rüsselsheim, jazz in e. eberswalde, kemnade international bochum, jazzwoche hannover, jazzmeile thüringen, jazzfestival konstanz, jazzwerk ruhr, spontanous infinity festival washington dc, the new trombone philadelphia, ibeam trombone festival new york city, dance meets danse lagos (nigeria), frischzelle festival

winner of jazzwerk ruhr (2002, 2003, 2007), jazzpodium niedersachsen (2000, 2002), jazzstipendium leipzig (2005), jazz & blues award berlin (2004)

since 1996 participation in a large variety of projects in theater, dance and new music (schauspielhaus düsseldorf, deutsche oper am rhein, berliner ensemble, a. o.), cooperations with free, avantgarde theater and dance groups (“john’s music and theater cage”, “theater der klänge”, “les petits poissons”, “starting point”), and a variety of productions for tv- and radio stations

selected discography
2010 the astronomical unit “relativity” (jazzwerkstatt)
2009 superimpose “talk talk” (leo records)
2007 müller/marien “superimpose” (creative sources)
2007 the camatta “aula” (ao-nrw vertrieb)
2005 olaf ton “...und das dunkle vermächtnis der goldenen kuh” (2nd floor edition)
2003 matthias müller bhavan “bhavan” (jazzhausmusik)