Christian Pabst

Christian Pabst is a pianist, film composer, composer, arranger and educator. He is a graduate of the renowned European Jazz Master and studied piano at the conservatories of Amsterdam, Paris and Copenhagen. He gave concerts in India, South Africa, Portugal, Turkey, Poland, Norway, Denmark, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Italy, Great - Britain, Switzerland, Austria, France, Monaco, Luxemburg, Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany. Born 1984 in a small German village close to the French border, he started playing the piano at the age of 7 and became passionate about Jazz when he joined the local big band. In 2006, Christian moved to the Netherlands to study piano in Amsterdam. His main project is his prize-winning trio. The group's debut album "Days of Infinity" (feat. Gerard Presencer) was released by Challenge Records International and hailed by the international press. Jazzwise, the biggest British jazz magazine gave 4 stars and drew comparisons with EST. Besides their regular appearances on European jazz festivals such as North Sea Jazz, the trio was honored with prizes on many international competitions, e.g. Dutch Jazz Competition, Amersfoort Jazztalent Award, Jazz Hoeilaart, etc. Their latest record "Song of Opposites" was released in October 2014 and features besides the trio an international top ensemble with strings, horns and voice. Furthermore, Christian was the pianist of the BuJazzO (National German Jazz Orchestra), which gave him the possibility to work with important conductors and artists. Some highlights included a tour with symphony orchestra through South Africa and a tour through India with Indian percussion virtuosos. Being part of many diverse projects, ranging from the powerful septet "Generations Unit", the tap-dance crossover of "Purple Gazelle" to the modern jazz of the Lubos Soukup Quartet, Christian is building up a reputation as a versatile open-minded pianist who cares more about musical intensity and authenticity than genre. His newest project is "Pitch Plot 4" - the new international quartet led by Dutch flautist Jeroen Pek, with amongst others bassist James Cammack who played for thirty years with the legendary Ahmad Jamal Trio. At the moment, Christian performs internationally, composes and arranges for different ensembles, collaborates with the film academy Amsterdam for music for film and teaches music theory at the Conservatory of Amsterdam.