Tobias Backhaus
©Photography / G Richter
Schestag
drums
Germany
Drummer/percussionist Tobias Backhaus (*1984 in Darmstadt) is without a doubt one of the most in-demand German jazz musicians of his generation.
He studied under the guidance of master drummers John Riley, Joey Baron, Keith Copeland and John Hollenbeck, and holds a Bachelor’s degree in jazz performance from the University of the Arts in Berlin.
In the German capital, he quickly made a name for himself as a versatile and exciting musical accompanist and has been a vital part of the contemporary European jazz scene for well over the past decade.
Tobias regularly works with internationally renowned jazz artists such as Till Brönner, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Tony Lakatos, Torsten de Winkel, Carlos Bica, Gwilym Simcock, Jiggs Whigham, Rick Margitza, Peter Weniger, Frank Chastenier and Ack van Rooyen as well as large ensembles such as the Dresden Symphonic Orchestra, NDR Big Band, Berlin Jazz Orchestra, European Movement Jazz Orchestra and many others.
Artist on GAM Records
Songs of Berlin – in our store and on all digital platforms now!
In a collaboration with American arranger and producer JACK COOPER and American trombone legend JIGGS WHIGHAM, the BERLIN JAZZ ORCHESTRA feat. MARC SECARA presents all hues of contemporary Big Band Sound.
Revisiting many classic songs written about the city of Berlin, they pay tribute in an intimate yet extraordinarily energetic way to this multi-faceted and historically charged city, their city.