Vita

Laurenz Gemmer’s artistic focus lies on piano improvisation, in which he has cultivated a unique, intuitive style of playing that is characterized by a crossing of stylistic borders while constantly striving for authentic musical quality. His studies with Paulo Álvares, Florian Weber and Hubert Nuß at the music colleges in Cologne and Osnabrück provided a thorough musical foundation in the areas of New Music, Jazz and “classical music”, thereby creating tensions among which Gemmer’s particular artistic expression evolves. He performs in and works for various band formations, dance and theatre productions, all of which are striving for unique musical expression through innovative sound timbres, custom-made compositions and improvisational spaces on the cross roads between musical genres. In a second musical identity, Gemmer is working on the fusion with a prepared semi-acoustic vintage grand piano (CP70) and software.
Gemmer teaches at the music colleges in Freiburg and Cologne.