Andreas Kissenbeck is a hammond organist, pianist, keyboarder, composer and arranger. He is a lecturer at the music universties in Munich (Germany) and Muenster (Germany) (former Hannover (Germany), Wuerzburg (Germany), Detmold (Germany), Osnabrueck (Germany)). He did his doctorate in jazz theory. His teaching subjects are jazz piano, arranging, composing, harmony and ear training.
Musical Achievements
Concerts, festivals and tours worldwide
Performances with renowned artists (e.g. Benny Bailey, Bobby Shew, Jiggs Whigham, John Marshall, Pete York, Tony Lakatos, Peter Weniger, Torsten Goods, etc.)
Selected by the journal Jazzthing for the series “Next Generation”
Newcomer-prize of the Süddeutsche Zeitung (renowned newspaper of Southern Germany)
Scholarship Freistaat Bayern
Radio and TV broadcasts, CD-recordings
Publications of compositions & arrangements
References as a Lecturer/Teacher
Book publication Jazztheorie I
Book publication Jazztheorie II
Book publication Arrangieren
Tutorial author for the newspaper Tastenwelt
Doctorate in jazz theory (grade: magna cum laude)
Runner up for a professorship at th HdpK (german music university)
Degree in education
Lecturing at six german music universities
Long standing experience in teaching at secondary schools, music schools as well as music colleges