{"id":1356,"date":"2017-10-13T16:46:34","date_gmt":"2017-10-13T14:46:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.elmarbrass.de\/vita"},"modified":"2018-02-16T18:58:02","modified_gmt":"2018-02-16T17:58:02","slug":"vitae","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.elmarbrass.de\/en\/vitae","title":{"rendered":"Vitae"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='av_section_1' class='avia-section main_color avia-section-huge avia-no-border-styling avia-full-stretch av-section-color-overlay-active avia-bg-style-scroll  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_section  avia-builder-el-first   av-minimum-height av-minimum-height-custom  container_wrap fullsize' style='background-repeat: no-repeat; background-image: url(https:\/\/www.elmarbrass.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/ELMAR_B_2017_060-beschnitten-2.jpg);background-attachment: scroll; background-position: center center;  '  data-section-bg-repeat='stretch'><div class='av-section-color-overlay-wrap'><div class='av-section-color-overlay' style='opacity: 0.2; background-color: #000000; '><\/div><div class='container' style='height:550px'><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-1356'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/main><!-- close content main element --><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_2' class='avia-section alternate_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling av-section-color-overlay-active avia-bg-style-scroll  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section   av-arrow-down-section container_wrap fullsize' style='background-color: #fdf7dd; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-image: url(https:\/\/www.elmarbrass.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/nachtmusik-bg-gross.jpg);background-attachment: scroll; background-position: top center;  '  data-section-bg-repeat='no-repeat'><div class='av-section-color-overlay-wrap'><div class='av-section-color-overlay' style='opacity: 0.7; background-color: #fdf7dd; '><\/div><a href='#next-section' title='' class='scroll-down-link  av-custom-scroll-down-color' style='color: #fdf7dd;' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue877' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/a><div class='container' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-1356'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_full  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding first  avia-builder-el-3  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  \" style='border-radius:0px; '><div  data-autoplay='1'  data-interval='5'  data-animation='fade'  data-hoverpause='1'  class='avia-testimonial-wrapper avia-slider-testimonials avia-slider-2-testimonials avia_animate_when_almost_visible  av-large-testimonial-slider  '>\n<section class ='avia-testimonial-row'><div class='avia-testimonial av_one_half flex_column no_margin avia-testimonial-row-1 avia-first-testimonial'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><div class='avia-testimonial_inner'><div class='avia-testimonial-content '    itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><p>&#8220;A swinging pianist and tasteful musician&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div><div class='avia-testimonial-meta'><div class='avia-testimonial-arrow-wrap'><div class='avia-arrow'><\/div><\/div><div class='avia-testimonial-meta-mini'><strong  class='avia-testimonial-name'    itemprop=\"name\" > Monty Alexander<\/strong><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class='avia-testimonial av_one_half flex_column no_margin avia-testimonial-row-1 '  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><div class='avia-testimonial_inner'><div class='avia-testimonial-content '    itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><p>&#8220;A beautiful and elegant Piano&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div><div class='avia-testimonial-meta'><div class='avia-testimonial-arrow-wrap'><div class='avia-arrow'><\/div><\/div><div class='avia-testimonial-meta-mini'><strong  class='avia-testimonial-name'    itemprop=\"name\" >Kazune Hayata<\/strong><span  class='avia-testimonial-subtitle '    itemprop=\"jobTitle\" >JAZZLIFE Japan<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class='avia-testimonial av_one_half flex_column no_margin avia-testimonial-row-1 '  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><div class='avia-testimonial_inner'><div class='avia-testimonial-content '    itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><p>&#8220;Funkelnde Kreativit\u00e4t und nie versiegende Improvisationsfreude&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div><div class='avia-testimonial-meta'><div class='avia-testimonial-arrow-wrap'><div class='avia-arrow'><\/div><\/div><div class='avia-testimonial-meta-mini'><strong  class='avia-testimonial-name'    itemprop=\"name\" >Hans - Bernd Kittlaus<\/strong><span  class='avia-testimonial-subtitle '    itemprop=\"jobTitle\" >Jazzpodium<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class='avia-testimonial av_one_half flex_column no_margin avia-testimonial-row-1 '  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><div class='avia-testimonial_inner'><div class='avia-testimonial-content '    itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><p>&#8220;A true Jazzmusician&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div><div class='avia-testimonial-meta'><div class='avia-testimonial-arrow-wrap'><div class='avia-arrow'><\/div><\/div><div class='avia-testimonial-meta-mini'><strong  class='avia-testimonial-name'    itemprop=\"name\" >Dado Moroni<\/strong><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class='avia-testimonial av_one_half flex_column no_margin avia-testimonial-row-1 '  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><div class='avia-testimonial_inner'><div class='avia-testimonial-content '    itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><p>&#8220;Elmar Brass is a great piano player who embodies the essence of jazz music with his joyful swing and intense virtuosity&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div><div class='avia-testimonial-meta'><div class='avia-testimonial-arrow-wrap'><div class='avia-arrow'><\/div><\/div><div class='avia-testimonial-meta-mini'><strong  class='avia-testimonial-name'    itemprop=\"name\" >Peter Bernstein<\/strong><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/section><div class='avia-slideshow-arrows avia-slideshow-controls' ><a href='#prev' class='prev-slide' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue87c' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'>Previous<\/a><a href='#next' class='next-slide' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue87d' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'>Next<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><div class='av-extra-border-element border-extra-arrow-down'><div class='av-extra-border-outer'><div class='av-extra-border-inner'  style='background-color:#fdf7dd;' ><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_3' class='avia-section main_color avia-section-huge avia-no-border-styling av-section-color-overlay-active avia-bg-style-fixed  avia-builder-el-5  el_after_av_section  avia-builder-el-last   container_wrap fullsize' style=' '  ><div class='av-section-color-overlay-wrap'><div class='av-section-color-overlay' style='opacity: 0.6; background-color: #008698; background-image: url(http:\/\/www.elmarbrass.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/brassabi-bg-10.png); background-repeat: repeat;'><\/div><div class='container' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-1356'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div style='padding-bottom:30px; font-size:40px;' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h1  blockquote modern-quote modern-centered  avia-builder-el-6  el_before_av_one_half  avia-builder-el-first  av-inherit-size '><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Elmar Bra\u00df<\/h1><div class ='av-subheading av-subheading_below  ' style='font-size:20px;'><p>Piano<\/p>\n<\/div><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' ><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_half  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding first  avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_one_half  \" style='border-radius:0px; '><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Born in Celle \/ Germany in 1979 Elmar Brass spent six years of his childhood in the West African country of Niger. From age 11 onwards he received classical piano training in Germany.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the years 1999 to 2004 he studied Jazz-Piano at Hanover&#8217;s University of Music and Drama where he attended classes and courses led by the likes of Rolf Zielke, Bernd Homann or Nils Wogram. After graduating from university Elmar Brass spent some time in New York City.<\/p>\n<p>He participated in international competitions like the Montreux Jazz Festival related \u201ePiano Competition\u201c in 2008 and 2009, the Parisian \u201eConcours Martial Solal\u201c in 2006 and 2010 as well as the Swiss \u201eInternational Jazz Meeting Frauenfeld\u201c in 2006 and 2008 and was awarded with several prizes, accolades and awards for his musical work.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div><div class=\"flex_column av_one_half  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding   avia-builder-el-9  el_after_av_one_half  avia-builder-el-last  \" style='border-radius:0px; '><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Furthermore Elmar Brass played numerous shows in clubs and festivals in European countries like Germany, France, Italy, Austria, Switzerland and Poland as well as worldwide, e.g. in Russia, Japan and the United States.<\/p>\n<p>Being the founder of the widely recognized and highly acclaimed Elmar Brass Trio he released several full length albums with his outfit and has a close working relationship with the Japanese Jazz imprint \u201eAtelier Sawano\u201c since 2008.<\/p>\n<p>Musicwise he also worked with and played concerts alongside artists like Peter Bernstein, Dusko Goykovich, Tony Lakatos, Stephan Abel, Ed Kr\u00f6ger and many more.<\/p>\n<p>As a part of his academic career Elmar Brass teaches Jazz Piano at the Hanover&#8217;s University of Music, Drama and Media as well as at Bremen&#8217;s University of Arts.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1356","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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