Pascal Schumacher, who was awarded the Django D’Or for Young Talent 2005 in 2005, has worked tirelessly to maintain his status as an outstanding composer and artist. He has been awarded many prestigious titles in Jazz Music, including the ECHO JAZZ 2012 for International Instrumentalist and the JTI Trier Award 2013 for inter-regional achievements in the euroregion of SaarLor-Lux. His art has been called “Goldsmith”, a pioneering musician, an inventive improviser, and a creative composer. It is hard to pin down his musical tastes, talent or musical influences. He is keen to discover the connections between different musical genres. He is a vibraphone player with an unmatched aptitude and sensitivity, who injects panache and flamboyance in every performance. His improvisational flair is matched by lucid inventiveness, creating a unique sound that is both visionary and melodic. He is a skilled, versatile, theatrical performer who is not pretentious. This makes his performances accessible and enjoyable to view. His musical projects and partnerships reflect his eclectic nature, which he has been sharing since 1995 when he started his first serious musical project. His duo with Jef Nave creates a mix that is somewhere between classic-infused jazz and pop-infused contemporary music. Francesco Tristano and Pascal Schumacher, both also recognized as European Concert Hall Organization “Rising Star”, perform together as a trio with Bachar Khalife, a Lebanese drummer. They share fascinating insights with the audience about the beauty of the modern sound experience. The powerful, hook-laden sound of the Pascal Schumacher Quartet is a refreshing departure from the traditional dinner jazz. It produces a modern sound that is melodic, beautiful and easily articulated. Their fifth studio album, “Bang My Can”, was released in 2012 to great critical acclaim. Pascal Schumacher presents a decomposition as well as re-composition for the Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 (BWV 1048) written in 1719. He has his own starting point. This is based on his unique aesthetic that has been refined through his influences. His style was a mix of American and European contemporary Jazz. He is a composer who writes for chamber music ensembles (duo, trio, quartet, and chamber music ensembles) as well as film, theatre, and dance productions. He was part of the ground-breaking Multi-Media project “CTRL Variations” and a trans-disciplinary theater project called “LUXTIME – Jacques Taki revisited”. He has been awarded the laureate of four of Europe’s most prestigious Conservatories, including those in The Hague and Strasbourg. He is now an instructor at the Luxembourg Conservatory of classical percussion and jazz vibraphone. Christian Schumann conducted the premiere of the magnificent soundtrack composed to accompany the 1929 silent film “A Woman one yearns for”, directed by Curtis Bernhardt, and starring Marlene Dietrich. The unmistakable Ms. Dietrich seemed to have met her match in Mr. Schumacher’s unparalleled expertise. Schumacher is not content to rest on his laurels. The Schumann, Dietrich, and Schumacher trio will reunite in November 2014. This time, Schumacher will have full Orchestral support by Luxemburg’s national Chamber Orchestra (OCL). 2015 began with the long awaited, eagerly awaited and much anticipated concerto for Vibraphone u0026 Orchestra, commissioned and performed by the Philharmonic Hall. It features the Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg under Duncan Ward’s baton. The piece, called “Windfall”, is Pascal Schumacher’s metaphor for his own journey, and a tribute to the beauty of life. It also reflects the way he intuitively created his own form and space on the musical horizon. His two albums in 2015 will be difficult to keep up with the many versions. MPS Records/Edel Kultur in Germany released “Afrodiziak” in January. This was a debut album for the collaboration between Bachar Khlife, Pascal Schumacher, Francesco Tristano, and Laborie Jazz. France released “Left Tokyo Right” in March. It features Magic Malik. from www.pascalschumacher.com
