Pascal Niggenkemper, a german-french bassist, was born in 1978. He played the piano and the violin from an early age. He discovered the power of improvised music at the age of 17 and began playing the double bass. He moved to Cologne in 1999, where he studied jazz doublebass under Prof. Dieter maderscheid and classical … Read more
Lucas Niggli was conceived in West Kamerun in 1968 in a thunderbolt. Before he moved to Switzerland, he lived there. He now lives in Uster, with his three children, Gaudenz, Emilia, and Felix, and Annette Meier, his partner. He was very fondly influenced by music, particularly percussion instruments, from a young age. He was a … Read more
Sally Night is a singer, songwriter and performer who has a unique sense of swing. She also has a refreshing talent. She has produced three albums and achieved international success in just four years. Sally Nights’ crystal clear, rich, and velvety voice is often compared with that of Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan. Her trademark … Read more
Robert Nighthawk is without doubt one of the most pivotal figures in blues history. By effortlessly bridging the gap between Chicago and Delta blues, he took his slide cues form Tampa Red and gave them a Mississippi edge that he learned from Houston Stackhouse. He recorded music from the 1930s to the early 1940s under … Read more
Thomas Alkier – Drums. Professor Thomas Alkier, one of Europe’s most admired drummers. He was born in Germany in 1965. He began playing the drums at the age of 11. He studied music in Cologne between 1983 and 1987. He has been teaching music at the Folkwang University, Essen, since 1987. This university is Germany’s … Read more
British experimental duo that strictly adheres to their own rules and only uses sounds from guest musicians. Nightports is a collaboration between Mark Slater and Adam Martin, British musicians. It explores freedoms of restriction. The duo, like Matthew Herbert, create music following their own rules. They state that they use only sounds created by featured … Read more
Danielle Nicole is a founding member, bass player, and lead singer of Trampled Under Foot in Kansas City. In 2015, Nicole released her debut album “Wolf Den.” She will be back with a follow up release through Concord Records in 2018. “I grew-up playing the blues and that is still a major part of my … Read more
The Nikolov-Ivanovic Undectet project is one of the most ambitious in the history of jazz from this area. This project brings together the talents of Vladimir Nikolov, Srdan Ivanovic, and nine top musicians from several European nations. Artistry in Broken Rhythm, their debut album (Metropolis Jazz 2018, 2018), was inspired by Stan Kenton’s (Artistry in … Read more
Maggie Nicols was a free improvisation singer who joined London’s Spontaneous music Ensemble in 1968. After that, she was involved in voice workshops and local experimental theatre. Later, she joined the Centipede group, which was led by Keith Tippets, and, in 1977, she formed the Feminist Improvising Group with Lindsay Cooper (composer/musician). She continues to … Read more
German drummer and songwriter. Since 2013, I have been a freelance musician, releasing original compositions around the drums. Over the past few years, I have found music composition and writing to be an enjoyable process. The most exciting part of writing instrumental music is the combination of rhythmic and melodic ideas, bringing in emotions, feelings, … Read more
