MUSIC
Excerpts of the round about 350 pieces I've written since 1995. Both commissioned and freelance works.
MoreHere you can find a selection of compositions and arrangements I've done over the last two decades. Mostly commissioned works for Jazz Orchestras.
Most of the CDs I have written music for and/or played piano, organ or synthesizer on. Roughly 25 CDs since I released my first album "Seasons & Places" on Naxos-Jazz in 1998.
A good portion of my daily work is in Jazz education. Besides teaching regularly at the Hochschule für Musik, Köln and the Berlin Jazz Institute, I also offer workshops, clinics and private lessons both in Jazz Composition and Jazz Piano.
Since I've started to write for large ensembles, I have also worked as a guest conductor for various Big Bands across the globe.
Since my dad gave me my first Rollei 35 around 1980, I've been very interested in photography and visual arts. For about a decade I have done commissioned photo and design work.
In 2015 I started my own label. After 12 CDs for various labels, I decided to take charge of the last few steps towards publishing. Now I can offer a platform for my own releases and interesting new artists.
Speech recognition and orchestration of an Angela Merkel speech.
One 2014
Udo Moll (trumpet, laptop)
Florian Ross (grand piano, loops, delay)
Florian Ross and Udo Moll know each other for a very long time. their electro-acoustic improv duo "infinite loop" is pretty fresh, though. this program combines fragments from minimal-techno, contemporary jazz and improvised soundscapes. their particular interest lies in exploring the rhythmic energies of reduced, superimposed patterns and in the dialectics of "repeating / interrupting". the narrative stability of this structure is now and then undermined by heavily romantic derailments. this is easy-listening avantgarde. rich in danger and beauty.
One 2014
Udo Moll (trumpet, laptop)
Florian Ross (grand piano, loops, delay)
