Nils Wogram
Profile
Nils Wogram counts amongst the most important jazz musicians in Europe. He has appeared at many renowned festivals and tours worldwide as a leader and as a featured soloist. He is mainly known for his highly virtuousiic trombone playing, his very original compositions and as a band leader of long-term working bands with a unique ensemble sound.
Nils Wogram (born 1972 in Braunschweig, Germany) started playing the trombone at the age of 15. He started classical and jazz trombone simultaneously. He was a member in the national german youth big band, paricipated in classical competitions and formed his own bands at the age of 16. From 1992 to 1994 he studied in New York City and continiued at Cologne university until 1999 when he graduated. Since then Nils has relased 23 albums as a bandleader.
Nils Wogram`s music is highly rooted in the jazz tradition. Nevertheless he tries to find new ways in expanding this language by using chordal, formal, meldodic and rhythmic material originally coming from other musical genres than jazz. Nils is a big fan of real bands with a unique ensemble sound.
Nils appears on
Whirlwind Recordings