Monday, 08. September 2025

Champology Quartett

Champology Quartett

The “Chamology” Quartet is a newly founded quartet consisting of trumpet (Cornelius Krüger), guitar (Jonathan Zielke), bass (Wataru Saito) and drums (Felix Gärtner). The repertoire of the ensemble consists of a mixture of standards and original compositions by Cornelius Krüger (trp) and Jonathan Zielke (git), with different statistics such as hardbop, bebop, swing, ballads, Latin, Bossa Nova, Samba coming to light.

Cornelius Krüger is a jazz trumpeter from the Hamburg environment who has been living in Berlin for two years. Since his beginnings on the trumpet at the age of 7, he has played in various ensembles – especially big bands, including the Schleswig-Holstein Youth Orchestra. Since 2018 he has been studying chemistry in Hamburg and Berlin and from October 2025 he also starts a bachelor’s degree in jazz at the Jazz Institute Berlin. Jonathan Zielke is a jazz guitarist trained in Berlin and Dresden and a master student in Dresden. With his ensemble ' Zielkes Zeltlager' he tours Germany and convinces with chamber music finesse and independent sound. Wataru Saito/斎藤 航. The native Japanese started playing double bass at the age of 19 and taught it to himself. While studying German literature at university, he played in jazz clubs, festivals, hotels and restaurants throughout Japan. After graduating from university in Japan, he has been working as a musician for jazz, Balkans, world music and free improvisation in Berlin since 2017. Felix Gärtner studies drums in Dresden and is influenced by various music genres. His broad musical background and his sense of sound and dynamism bring a very special colour to the formation.

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