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Susanne Alt

Susanne Alt is a saxophonist and composer, living in Amsterdam. She has released five CD's as a leader. Susanne received a lot media attention in 2009 with her third album which included trombone-legend Fred Wesley. Her video's on Youtube have been viewed more than 400,000 times.

Alt recorded a live CD at Bimhuis (October 2010) which was released in February 2011; in april 2012 the new studio album 'How to kiss' has been released.

Susanne Alt was born into a musical household. Her father, Hans-Joachim Alt is a composer, poet and piano teacher. Her mother, Maria Alt, is a guitar teacher. After learning classical piano and guitar from her parents she started to play the saxophone. Soon she successfully took part in saxophone competitions. 1993-1995, still in school, She took classical saxophone lessons at the Meistersingerkonservatorium Nuremberg. 1995-96 she studied one year there as well, fulltime. During that year Susanne began to develop her jazz skills. Also in 1996 she won the "Siemens-Jazz-Förderpreis" and moved to the Netherlands to study jazz saxophone at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam (in 1996 it was still called Hilversums Conservatorium, later fused with Amsterdam). Susanne studied there from 1996-2000. At about the same time (1997-2000) she was a member of the National Youth Jazz Orchestra Germany, conducted by Peter Herbolzheimer and John Ruocco. Because she wanted to develop her musical personality and own style further as well as to learn about composing, she studied from 2000-2003 at the Universität der Künste, Berlin, Germany at Peter Weniger, David Friedman and Sigi Busch. In 2000 she won prizes at the jazz competitions in Leiden and Breda, The Netherlands and was 2002 finalist of the Leipziger Jazznachwuchsfestival, Germany.

In 2004 she was finalist at the Dutch Jazz Competition. Also in 2004, Susanne released her debut album Nocturne. She founded her own label VENUS TUNES in 2007 and released Delight with special guest Anton Goudsmit on guitar. She released On Track in 2009 with special guests Bruno Speight on guitar (guitarist of Maceo Parker) and Fred Wesley on trombone. Fred Wesley invited her back for a little tour in the Netherlands and France to join his band Fred Wesley and the new J.B.'s. Since 2009 Susanne performed as a guest with the Jamal Thomas Band(drummer of Maceo Parker). Jamal Thomas also often plays drums with Susanne Alt and her band.

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Saxophonist Susanne Alt Releases Double CD "Live At Bimhuis"

Saxophonist Susanne Alt Releases Double CD "Live At Bimhuis"

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Susanne Alt has released Live At Bimhuis a double CD from the famed jazz club in Amsterdam. Live At Bimhuis is available at Susanne's website and CDBaby, iTunes and Spotify. About Susanne Alt Susanne Alt is a saxophonist and composer, living in Amsterdam. She has released four CD's with her own group, the Susanne Alt Quartet. Susanne received nationwide media attention in 2009 with her third album which included trombone-legend Fred Wesley. Her video's on Youtube have been viewed more ...

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Susanne Alt Quartet New CD Release: On Track!

Susanne Alt Quartet New CD Release: On Track!

Source: All About Jazz

Like on the other 2 cds, all compositions are written by the band itself.

Special guests are Fred Wesley, trombone-player and ex-band leader of James Brown.

Because Fred Wesley enjoyed the recordings with Susanne Alt in the summer of 2008, so he invited her back this February for a little tour with his own band through Holland and France.

The Susanne Alt Quartet has been on TV only this year already twice, once they performed at a Dutch talkshow and ...

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Susanne Alt Quartet: Third CD Coming Up!

Susanne Alt Quartet: Third CD Coming Up!

Source: All About Jazz

Please stay tuned for news about our 3rd cd which will be released beginning of 2009!

About Susanne Alt Susanne Alt was born in Wuerzburg, Germany and raised by parents who are musicians/music teachers. They taught her classical piano and guitar at an early age. When she was 12 years old, she switched to saxophone. At the age of 15, after winning regional and national prizes she became external student at the Meistersingerkonservatorium Nuernberg where she studied classical saxophone, while ...

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Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

How To Kiss

Evoke Prod.
2012

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Live At Bimhuis

Evoke Prod.
2011

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On Track

Evoke Prod.
2009

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Delight

Evoke Prod.
2007

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Nocturne

Evoke Prod.
2004

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