Born: November 11 Primary Instrument: Piano
Anke Helfrich studied in Hilversum/Netherland and in New York, where she had lessons with Kenny Barron and Larry Goldings. In 2000 her debutalbum “You'll see” with Johannes Weidenmueller (b), Jochen Rueckert (dr), feat. Mark Turner (ts) was proposed for the award of “German record critics”. Anke Helfrich got listed in a new edition of Kunzlers Jazzlexikon. Her CD “Better times ahead” with Martin Gjakonovski (b), Dejan Terzic (dr) and specialguest Roy Hargrove (trp) was released in 2006 and got great reviews all over Europe and the US and was also proposed for the award of “German record critics“. In 2007 she was playing at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. invited as a finalist of the M.L.Williams Competition. Anke Helfrich Trio was selected among others, to represent the German Jazz scene at the “Jazz Ahead” in Bremen in 2008. In 2009 her trio was playing at BMW World Jazz Award in Munich and her 3. CD “Stormproof” was released on ENJA Records (with Henning Sieverts (b), Dejan Terzic (dr) and Nils Wogram (trb). Together with the band of Manu Katché, her trio played a tour of 14 doublebill concerts all over Germany. Supported by the Goetheinstitut and the Federal Foreign Office, she played concerts with her band in Southafrica and Namibia. In 2010 Anke Helfrich played a tour with the Diva Jazz Orchestra from NYC, had concerts with her trio at festivals like JazzBaltica and did a CD recording with the Kyle Gregory Sextet in Udine/Italy. 2011 started with concerts in Istanbul and Stockholm (invited by trombonist Nils Landgren), followed by concerts in Germany, Italy and Mauritius. She is a faculty member at the University of music and performing arts in Mannheim, at Dr. Hoch's Conservatory in Frankfurt/Main and teaching at workshops in and outside of Germany.
She played with Johnny Griffin, Jimmy Woode, Benny Bailey, Roy Hargrove, Nils Landgren, Lars Danielsson, Nils Wogram, Tony Lakatos, Ack van Rooyen, Gianni Basso, Dave Glasser, Keith Copeland, Jens Winther, Mark Turner, Johannes Weidenmueller, Jochen Rueckert, Martin Gjakonovski, Dietmar Fuhr, Henning Sieverts, Dejan Terzic, Diva Jazz Orchestra, Stacy Rowles, Lindy Huppertsberg, Carola Grey, Karin Hammar, Peter Asplund, J Kyle Gregory, Robert Bonisolo etc.
Concerts in Germany, Spain, Italy, France, Poland, Turkey, Sweden, Danmark, Netherlands, Bulgaria, Lithuania, USA, Switzerland, Luxembourg, China, Malaysia, South Africa, Namibia, Mauritius.
Awards:
- "European Jazz Competition" 1996 with Jochen Rueckert (dr) and Johannes Weidenmueller (b) - "Hennessy Jazz Search" 1998 with Jochen Rueckert (dr) and Johannes Weidenmueller (b) - "Jazzaward of the city of Worms” 2003Disclaimer: All About Jazz is not responsible for the accuracy of the discographical data at the website(s) provided. If a link is no longer valid, please contact discography@allaboutjazz.com. Thank you.
Primary Instrument:
Piano
Credentials/Background:
Faculty member:
-Hochschule für Musik Mannheim / Jazzdepartment
-Dr. Hoch's Konservatorium / Frankfurt a.M.
Clinic/Workshop Information:
Workshops:
-Jazzworkshop Freinsheim
-Jazzworkshop Meran/Italy
-Jazzworkshop Trier
-Jazzworkshop Ettlingen
