"Cellist Stephan Braun, a seasoned musician to be sure, answers the question once and for all of what the true domain of the cello in jazz is: groove."Stephan Braun studied classical and jazz cello. He worked with Melody Gardot, Nils Landgren, Gil Goldstein, Till Broenner, Wanja Mues, Berliner Ensemble among others. Stephan won the 1st price of the International Jazz Competition Bucharest, played at many festivals and concert halls around the world, like Vienna Opera House, Amsterdam Concertgebouw, Paris Olympia Theatre, Pori Jazz Festival, Toronto Jazz Festival, New Directions Cello Festival, Cello Akademie Rutesheim, North Sea Jazz Festival, Umbria Jazz Festival, Montreal Jazz Festival and recorded as a sideman more then 20 CD’s. He teaches jazz for string players at HMTM Hannover and JazzInstitute Berlin in Germany. www.stephanbraun.com