The Jazz Organ Scene
Germany
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Simon Oslender
Simon was born in 1998 in Aachen, Germany. At age three, he wanted a bass drum for Christmas,
and learned to play autodidacticly. Since then he has been a drummer
A DVD of John Mayall with Tom Canning playing the Hammond B-3 fascinated him deeply. Inspired by Barbara Dennerlein he also began to love jazz, funk and soul, which today are his favourite styles. At age nine, he asked the organist of his church to give him some lessons, and she agreed. He also learned to play blues scales and chords by listening. Simon started to play in Bigbands, and in December 2009, Marc Huynen, the leader of the Vitzkids big band from Maastricht/NL, let him join the band. After a while, Simon took piano lessons with Stefan Michalke. Later, he worked together with Frank Chastenier, who was a mentor for him. In addition, he had attended masterclasses with Brad Mehldau, Timothy Carpenter, Georgie Fame and many more. Jérôme Cardynaals, the Vitzkids' drummer, and Simon got best friends. Finally, they founded "Twogether" in 2010 and immediately won three awards at the Prinses Christina Concours in Amsterdam. That resulted in a bunch of gig requests and invitations to festivals, radio programs. |
| contact: | s.oslender@gmx.de |
| homepage: | simonoslender.webs.com |
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Click on the logo to see Simon's tour dates. |
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Big Brothers LN Records LNR 1108 recorded 2011 |
Simon Oslender, piano, organ Jérôme Cardynaals, drums Justin van Uum, bass Marc Huynen, trumpet Danh Thai, tenor sax |
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50 | 50 2G02 recorded 2014 |
Simon Oslender, piano, organ Jérôme Cardynaals, drums Bruno Müler, guitar Peter Hermesdorf, sax Jo Didderen, bass |
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About Time Leopard D 78076 recorded summer 2019 in Bonn/Germany |
Simon Oslender, keyboards Ricky Peterson, synthesizer Bruno Müller, guitar Hanno Busch, guitar Christopher Dell, vibes Bill Evans, soprano sax, tenor sax Paul Heller, tenor sax Randy Brecker, trumpet, flugelhorn Rüdiger Baldauf, trumpet Claus Fischer, bass Hendrik Smock, drums Wolfgang Haffner, drums Roland Peil, percussion Cosmo Klein, vocals Peter Fessler, vocals |
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Peace Of Mind Leopard Leopard CD: D 77110, LP: D 78110 
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Simon Oslender, Hammond organ, piano, synthesizer Will Lee, bass Wolfgang Haffner, drums |
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The Hidden World Of Piloo Piloo Records
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Ada Rovatti, sax Randy Brecker, trumpet, flugelhorn Simon Oslender, organ, keyboards Claus Fischer, bass Tim Dudek, drums Café Da Silva, percussion Fay Claassen, vocals Kurt Elling, vocals Niki Haris, vocals Alma Naidu, vocals |
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All That Matters Broken Silence Records
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Simon Oslender, organ, piano, Fender Rhodes, synthesizer, percussion Jakob Manz, alto sax Nils Landgren, trombone Bruno Müller, guitar Will Lee, bass Steve Gadd, drums |
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Twogether 5th anniversary recorded September 2014 at Altes Pfandhaus in Köln/Germany |
Simon Oslender, Hammond organ, synthesizer Jerome Cardynaals, drums Bruno Müller, guitar |
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