Nils Wogram counts as one of the most important jazz musicians in europe. He appears on many important festivals and tours worldwide with his own bands and as a featured soloist. He is mainly known for his highly virtuous trombone playing, his very original compositions and as a band leader of long-term working bands with a unique ensemble sound. In 2010 he started his own record label nwog-records on which he releases his albums. Nils Wogram`s bands play exclusively his own music and other ensembles commission pieces by him. A very short bio Nils Wogram (born 1972 in Braunschweig, Germany) started playing the trombone at the age of 15. He started classical and jazz trombone simultaneously. He was a member in the national german youth big band, paricipated in classical competitions and formed his own bands at the age of 16.. Form 1992 to 1994 he studied in New York City and continiued at Cologne university until 1999 when he graduated. Since then Nils has relased 31 albums as a bandleader. Some of Nils`s prices and schoolarships -jazz prices of swr radio, Julius Hemphil competition , Frank Rosolino competition, GEMA price for jazz composition, BMW jazz award, Jazz Echo, Albert Mangelsdorff Award, Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik, Schweizer Musikpreis, Deutscher Jazzpreis, Prix Du Musicien Européen , JTI Trier Jazz Award Nils Wogram`s working bands: Root 70 NostalgiaNils Wogram Septet Vertigo tb quartett Duos with:Bojan Z.Conny Bauer Saadet TurközJoe Sachse