Jan von Klewitz - Saxophon, Percussion
born in 1961, member of the Jugendjazzorchesters Rheinland-Pfalz, Studied at the Hochschule für Musik (College of Music) in Köln und at the Banff Center of the Arts in Kanada. During his studies he worked with Gene "Mighty Flea" Connors, Ulla Osters "Beyond Janis", HEINZ, and Georg Ruby, among others. Several record productions for Jazzhaus Musik Köln. 1991 moved to Berlin; Live and studio collaboration with Wolfgang Köhler, Bill Elgart, Albert Mangelsdorff, Alexander von Schlippenbach, Evan Parker, Aki Takase, Ernst - Ludwig Petrowski, the double-quartet "Double Dose" with Conny and Matthias Bauer, Gossip, Wolfgang Dauner, Markus Burger, Martin Gjakonovski, Uwe Ecker, Stefan Lottermann, Iven Hausmann, Pepe Berns, John Schröder, Heinz Sauer, Bob Degen, Michel Godard, Steve Arguelles, Norbert Scholly Quartet. Multiple awards for the Berlin senate's studio competition. Numerous performances at festivals at home and abroad - Bukarest, Malta, Freiburg, Stuttgart, Köln, Karlsruhe, München, Würzburg, Berlin, Vilshofen, Leipzig, Cottbus, Frankfurt, Poznan ...
Discography: CD Bonehenge Suite with Stefan Lottermann, Iven Hausmann, Pepe Berns, John Schröder (Jazzhaus Musik), Spiritual Standards 1 and 2 in duo with Markus Burger (Alex Merck Musik), Nils Wülker Group (Laika Records), Thärichens Tentett CD Lady Moon (Minor Music release autumn '01), Lone World Trio CD Brückner-Beat (Hazelwood), Brückner "Bukowski"(Deutsche Grammophon), Thärichens Tentett "The Thin Edge" (Minor Music), Nils Wülker "Space Night" (Sony Music).