At the end of our phone call, James Last asked me, "Do you also play the Chinese bamboo flute?" "Of course," I said, thinking to myself, why not? And just like that, I was hired. I got myself a Dizi, practiced until my lips were sore, and "Autumn Moon" became one of my favorite pieces to perform on tour with James Last.
Mat Clasen
arbeitet seit über 35 Jahren als freiberuflicher Saxophonist, Flötist und immer mehr als Komponist sowohl kammermusikalischer Werke als auch jazziger und funkiger Stücke. In seiner Laufbahn spielte und recordete er unter anderem für James Last, Otto Waalkes, Regy Clasen, Jan Delay, Sasha, Helene Fischer und viele anderen renommierte Künstler:innen. Mat ist als Studiomusiker auf über 120 Tonträgern verschiedenster Genres zu hören. Seit einiger Zeit tritt er mit seiner spektakulären Saxophone Solo Show , which not only incorporates his experiences and onstage an backstage stories as a musician and sideman, but also his many years of work as a poetry slammer. He recorded his current album together with his longtime friend and duo partner Joachim Goerke on the piano. It is titled "Rivers of Gold" and can be acquired - along with a growing selection of Mat's compositions - in his website shop .
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