Christian Pabst
- Composer
- Actor
- Music Department
Christian Pabst is a pianist, film composer, composer, arranger and
educator. He is a graduate of the renowned European Jazz Master and
studied piano at the conservatories of Amsterdam, Paris and Copenhagen.
He gave concerts in India, South Africa, Portugal, Turkey, Poland,
Norway, Denmark, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Czech Republic, Slovakia,
Italy, Great - Britain, Switzerland, Austria, France, Monaco,
Luxemburg, Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany. Born 1984 in a small
German village close to the French border, he started playing the piano
at the age of 7 and became passionate about Jazz when he joined the
local big band. In 2006, Christian moved to the Netherlands to study
piano in Amsterdam. His main project is his prize-winning trio. The
group's debut album "Days of Infinity" (feat. Gerard Presencer) was
released by Challenge Records International and hailed by the
international press. Jazzwise, the biggest British jazz magazine gave 4
stars and drew comparisons with EST. Besides their regular appearances
on European jazz festivals such as North Sea Jazz, the trio was honored
with prizes on many international competitions, e.g. Dutch Jazz
Competition, Amersfoort Jazztalent Award, Jazz Hoeilaart, etc. Their
latest record "Song of Opposites" was released in October 2014 and
features besides the trio an international top ensemble with strings,
horns and voice. Furthermore, Christian was the pianist of the BuJazzO
(National German Jazz Orchestra), which gave him the possibility to
work with important conductors and artists. Some highlights included a
tour with symphony orchestra through South Africa and a tour through
India with Indian percussion virtuosos. Being part of many diverse
projects, ranging from the powerful septet "Generations Unit", the
tap-dance crossover of "Purple Gazelle" to the modern jazz of the Lubos
Soukup Quartet, Christian is building up a reputation as a versatile
open-minded pianist who cares more about musical intensity and
authenticity than genre. His newest project is "Pitch Plot 4" - the new
international quartet led by Dutch flautist Jeroen Pek, with amongst
others bassist James Cammack who played for thirty years with the
legendary Ahmad Jamal Trio. At the moment, Christian performs
internationally, composes and arranges for different ensembles,
collaborates with the film academy Amsterdam for music for film and
teaches music theory at the Conservatory of Amsterdam.