Michel Meis, who belongs to the new generation of Luxembourgish jazz musicians and who regularly proves his versatility and openness through numerous bands and projects, is more and more about to make his mark on the European jazz scene with his Michel Meis 4tet. Freedom and experimental improvisations meet straight compositions and introverted melodies as well as Fender Rhodes effects – these are the trademarks of a quartet that evolves from gig to gig and stands out with its own, very personal and unique musical identity.
: HAS PLAYED
Beishan Jazz Festival (CN), B-Flat (DE), Blues Express (LU), Blues’n Jazz Rallye (LU), Brunnenhof (DE), Brussels Jazz Marathon (BE), CCR Neimenster (LU), DDC Beijing (CN), Durbuy Rock (BE), Edinburgh Jazz Festival (UK), Fête de la Musique Liège (BE), Food for your Senses (LU), Hong Kong Jazz Festival (CN), Jazzit Fest Torino (IT), JZ Club (CN), L’An Vert (BE), L’Entrepôt (BE), Like A Jazzmachine Festival (LU), Musikfest Stuttgart (DE), Odessa Jazz Fest (UA), Palatia Jazz Festival (DE), Piano Salon Christophori (DE), Ploiesti Jazz Festival (RO), Shenzhen Fringe Festival (CN), Sibiu Jazz Festival (RO), Vinnytsia Jazz Festival (UA), Völklinger Hüttenjazz (DE), Winenote Jazzclub (FR), Yokohama Jazz Promenade (JP)
: PRESS QUOTES
"Meis’ drum play is characterised by his heavy metal background and the typical drive of a young, up-and-coming talent." - Luxemburger Wort
"A true powerhouse drummer with delicate facets." - Sound and Image
: BIOGRAPHY
Born in 1989, Michel Meis belongs to the new generation of Luxembourgish jazz musicians. He studies jazz drums with Oliver Strauch and Georg Ruby at the Hochschule für Musik Saar (Saarbrücken, DE) and regularly proves his versatility and openness through numerous projects. Besides his own jazz project, the Michel Meis 4tet, he played for a long time with Dock in Absolute (pop/jazz) and currently plays with Everwaiting Serenade (melodic hardcore) the Hanriot Mehari Meis Trio (jazz/pop/electro). Meis played live in clubs and festivals in Luxembourg, Germany, Belgium, France, Ukraine, Romania, China and Japan. Michel Meis 4tet After years of style shaping and sound experiments, Michel Meis’s jazz quartet, composed of Michel Meis (drums and compositions), Alisa Klein (trombone), Cédric Hanriot (piano) and Stephan Goldbach (double bass), decided to go for a genre that can’t be labeled easily. Freedom and experimental improvisations meet straight compositions and introverted melodies as well as Fender Rhodes effects – these are the trademarks of a quartet that evolves from gig to gig. Multiple sources of inspiration as well as the four musicians’ broad musical background, ranging from jazz to electronic music to metal, offer countless stylistic possibilities that forge the Michel Meis 4tet’s very personal and unique musical identity. Their debut album 'Lost in Translation' is currently in production.
