Welcome to the international section of my HILLBOXX. Please note that it contains only a selection of translated content. Since the main part of my work is situated in Germany I'm doing a weekly update consisting announcements and reflections in the german section. International activity like playing, composing or CD releases will be announced here. I will also update my musical schedule and projects as often as possible but please feel free to order the latest or more detailed information by sending me a mail!
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Thanks for your interest in my work,
Christoph Hillmann
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Introduction:
Even if I intend no essential difference in the musical approach, I'm basically playing two completely different setups of instruments - the classical drumset, but extended with some percussion instruments, played with sticks, hands, brushes, toys or whatever - and an electronical setup containing sampler, drumkat, toykeyboard and a number of delays and DJ FX. I like to add acoustic percussion as the indian dhol (or dholak), the UDU or the tavil to the drumset and electronics. And I do love playing the persian tombak (zarb) which I studied for years with Naser Mehravar.
My style is based on contemporary jazz, and has been influenced by 70s and 80s worldmusic, original music from different cultures - with the strongest impact through indian, arabic and african music and finally by the classical and contemporary music i witnessed in my youth.
I'm teaching as well. Jazzdrums- Bachelor in the expanding Hochschule of Osnabrück. Summercamp "Jazzemble" at the Academy of Remscheid. Youth Projects like my percussive musical "CLONG!". I wrote two primary school projects - one about jazz and it's african roots and one multucultural, which I run as a workshop from time to time and I was part of the huge social sculpture "Paradise II" with the musical project Samba For Sachsendorf Madlow - a personal hymn for and by the people of this suburb.
...on the CD's "Kyrillis" and "Tria Lingvo" by Lemke Nendza Hillmann. There are many compositions of mine, featuring the Frame Drum, Kalimba, UDU and, of course, the drumset;
...also on several new productions by Andre Nendza, Christina Fuchs and Angelika Niescier (her record SUBLIM III won the highly regarded ECHO JAZZ in Germany 2010) - see my Diskografie.
...can be heard and seen with Dancer Britta Lieberknecht from Cologne in the Pieces "Beben / Vibrato" an "Funky Waltz" ... can be witnessed with Angelika Niescier "Sublim" with great Newcomer Florian Weber" o.a. at the Transfer Festival in Strasbourg, or with a 12piece Choir at the famous Moers Festival - and on our Record: "SUBLIM III" - released MAi 2009 (ENJA).
Update : SUBLIM III wins the important critics choice - quarterly award "Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik" and is nominated for the final of 2009!
Update : SUBLIM III wins the ECHO JAZZ 2011
...has just been performed by 50 Children of primary school Notburgaschool at Jazzfestival Viersen. The pupils attendet my Workshopproject "Jazz - A Melting Pot". In 4 weeks they explored different roots of "our music"
...will be performed by at least 30 to 40 young musicians in the musical show "CLONG!" in April 2010
...can be heard on numerous new cd's and live on Deutschlandradio F.e. with the Andre Nendza Quartett feat Paolo Fresu, a.o. recorded in Munich for Bayrischer Rundfunk ... in several choreographies by outstanding dancer Britta Lieberknecht. My Artwork can be seen on the website www.kallimotio.de
...and has been shown at Kunstverein Villingen in Nov. 09 and again in 2010, in Cologne in 2010/11 Detailed info and data - more CD's - Theater - Dance - Educational Projects - Recent Work - Travelling - English Bio - Foto - Here!
I'm performing:(no dates visible? Please scroll down in the calendar frame!)
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From time to time:
There are international appearences, such as touring Maroc, Australia and Indonesia with the "Pata Masters". With polish Saxophonist and composer adam Pieroncyk I have been touring Poland. With Angelika Niescier "sublim" to several Countries around Germany. I have been early Member of Martin Fondse's "De 8-Baan" with Peter Weniger, Steffen Schorn, Nils Wogram, Eric Vloiemans, touring the Netherlands. June 03 german bassplayer and composer Ali Haurand caught me by surprise offering a weekend with the European Jazz Ensemble, usually with Daniel Humair or Tony Levin. We have been performing several times on the festival in Rochester (NY/USA) on fr.7 and sa.8 of june. I still like this enthusiastic rewiew from New York!
International Work as a musician with dancers also in Holland, Sweden and Germany
Recording and Performing with Paolo Fresu, Charlie Mariano, Kenny Wheeler, Dave Liebmann, Stan Sulzmann, Jarmo Hoogendijk, Nils Wogram a.s.f.
Selected Releases (find my complete list of work - cd's, music for theater and dance, educational projects asf. here):
"Kyrillis" - Lemke-Nendza-Hillmann (This Record features some of recent compositions)
Jazzsick Records and crecycle-music
"El Arte" - Lemke-Nendza-Hillmann (the first release of the Trio ) crecycle-music
"Khilebor" - Philipp van Endert (special guests: Rick Margizza saxes, Adrian Mears trombone, Stephan Meinberg trumpet) crecycle-music
"Dread Nay" und "Mind Move"- Frank Speer Acoustic Quartet (Frank Speer - as, Nils Wogram - tb, Sebastian Räther - b, Christoph Hillmann - dr.perc) zerozero
(Dread Nay ist auf Jazz4ever erschienen)
"The Invention Of Rooms" - Andre Nenza Quartett ( Claudius Valk, Hendrik Soll, Andre Nendza, Christoph Hillmann) Sound und Presse! ---- crecycle-music
"Die Schöne Und Das Biest"- (Musik: Norbert Stein - ts /computer, Michael Heupel - fl, Jean Mereu - tp, Alain Gibert - tb, Christian Rollet - dr /akustische Klangskulpturen, Christoph Hillmann - elektronische und akustische Klangskulpturen/ elektr. perc.) Hiersind Informationen zu dem Stück!........patamusic
"A.Tronic" - Andre Nendza (Kontrabass, Bassschlitztrommel, Loops), Stephan Meinberg (Trompete), Oli Leicht (Klarinette+ Elektronik), Céline Rudolph (Gesang und Elektronik), Christoph Hillmann (Schlagzeug, Perkussion, Elektronik), Dave Liebman (Tenor und Sopransaxofon). crecycle-music
"Sublim" und "Sublim II" -Angelika Niescier (Sopran/ Altsaxofon), Hans Lüdemann (Flügel), Sebastian Räther (Kontrabass), Christoph Hillmann (Schlagzeug/ Perkussion) www.sublim-info.comSHAA - Records
"Patamasters Live In Australia" - Norbert Stein - ts , Michael Heupel - fl, Matthias von Welck - Bassschlitztrommeln, Klaus Mages - Drums, Christoph Hillmann - elektronische Perkussion patamusic
"Pata Java"- Das Gamelan Ensemble Kua Etnika - Norbert Stein - ts , Michael Heupel - fl, Matthias von Welck - Bassschlitztrommeln, Klaus Mages - Drums, Christoph Hillmann - elektronische Perkussion patamusic
"Wild Open Rooms" - Andre Nenza Quartett ( Claudius Valk, Hendrik Soll, Andre Nendza, Christoph Hillmann) crecycle-music
I'd like to thank the musicians I was priviledged to play with...
