presseinformationen | Alexander Wittges Jazz

Jazz Mindset

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Alexander Wittges is a young jazz musician from the Bavarian jazz scene, who performs as a soloist on piano, with the Alexander Wittges Trio, and as the host of the A'Jazz Jam at the Freising Furtner Bräu. Even though he currently mainly plays at smaller events around Freising and Munich – sometimes in a background jazz trio, sometimes solo on the grand piano – he connects this with a larger goal: to contribute in his own way to a vibrant future for jazz. What particularly excites him is the tension between tradition and new beginnings – discovering and carrying forward the music of old and current jazz greats while also gently setting his own accents with his first original compositions. He continuously develops his style in collaboration with the figures of the Bavarian scene – among others at the renowned B'Jazz Jam and the summer and winter courses in Burghausen – as well as in masterclasses with Tizian Jost and Emmet Cohen's career coaching (online). In 2025, he was awarded multiple times: with two scholarships from IG Jazz Burghausen and a 2nd place as a soloist (piano) in the competition “Youth Jazz Bavaria".

At the center of his understanding of music is the encounter with other musicians on stage – whether in a private setting, in a small club, at a jam session, or on a big stage. From this interaction, the spark should jump to the audience, just as Emmet Cohen aptly describes with the title of his album "Vibe Provider." Because in the end, Alexander Wittges aims to take the listeners on a musical journey – after all, a musician needs nothing more than an audience that he can inspire so much that the "vibes" jump back from the audience to the musicians on stage.

Jazz Jam
With the A'Jazz Jam, he has also created his own platform where these encounters take place regularly – thus making a small contribution to the local jazz scene. In his work, great respect for tradition combines with the ambition to shape the jazz of tomorrow.

Jazz Jam

With the A'Jazz Jam he has created his own platform where encounters take place regularly – thus making a small contribution to the local jazz scene. In his work, there is a great respect for tradition combined with the ambition to shape the jazz of tomorrow.

Jazz Trios

The trio is one of the classic formations of jazz: piano, double bass, and drums form a sound body that is intimate enough for every voice to count, and at the same time open enough for spontaneity and interaction to have plenty of room. Unlike a band with a fixed lineup and a common band name, a jazz trio usually carries the name of a musician – that person who shapes the repertoire, sets the direction, and is responsible for the musical signature. This person is the constant; the players, called "sidemen" in jazz, can change from performance to performance.

What initially sounds unusual has always been a practiced reality in jazz – and part of its appeal. The Alexander Wittges Trio also performs in different formations: sometimes one person plays the bass, sometimes another plays the drums. Each lineup brings its own color, its own temperament, and its own way of listening – and it is precisely from this that something new emerges every evening. For Alexander Wittges, this is not a compromise, but an intention: it aligns with his understanding of jazz as an encounter, where not a rehearsed framework, but the shared listening and reacting in the moment sets the tone.

The changing lineup does not mean a loose connection – on the contrary. The musicians with whom Alexander plays appreciate each other, trust each other, and enjoy coming together again and again. It is less a rigid group than a circle of colleagues who truly want to meet on stage. And it is exactly this togetherness – today in one configuration, tomorrow in another – that gives the trio its special character.

Jazz Album

"The Connector" is the debut album by Alexander Wittges. He recorded it with the wonderful jazz musicians Rafael De Sousa (b) and Stefan Noelle (d) at the recording studio of Johannes Then in Freising.

The nine original compositions understand jazz as a living process of connection: between the musicians, with the audience, and between tradition and present. The album was released on September 23, 2026, has a duration of 42 minutes, and is available worldwide on major streaming platforms like Apple Music and Spotify.

Jazz Projects

Beyond his performances, Alexander Wittges is pursuing several projects that will accompany him in the coming months – and he is happy to provide information about them.

With his mobile piano, he brings jazz to places where it is not necessarily expected: right into everyday life, to public spaces, and among people who may stop and listen for the first time. He regularly documents how these performances in public spaces come about in his blog and on Instagram – an open insight into the daily life of a young musician between practice room, stage, and street.

He is currently studying Japanology at LMU Munich and plans to pursue a jazz study including stays abroad in Japan and the USA.

Alexander Wittges is happy to be available for discussions about this and other projects – whether street piano, studio work, or the path to a jazz degree.

Jazz Photos

Attached are several images that may be used with the copyright notice (c) H. Wittges.

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Attached are several images that may be used with the copyright notice (c) Dirk Daniel Mann