Christian Kögel is a native of lovely southern Bavaria. He began to study classical guitar at the age of ten.
Kögel moved to Berlin in 1990 and founded his own trio, that won several jazz-competitions in Germany. He continued studying classical guitar at the Hochschule der Künste, Berlin (1990-1994) and begun studying at the jazzdepartment of the Hochschule der Künste, Berlin with David Friedman, Jerry Granelli, a.o. (1991-1996), where he received a bachelor for the arts and education in 1996.
From 1998 - 2000 Kögel studied oud and traditional arabic music with the syrian master Farhan Sabbagh.
Christian Kögel is member of several bands in Germany (flexkögel, Michael Schiefel´s gay, Marc Muellbauers Kaleidoscope, Paul-Brodys Sadawi, Nasser Kilada & Ranin, Zabriskie Point a.o.) as well as international bands like Jerry Granelli´s V16 Project, Basie and the Beach Boys and the Jerry Granelli Septet, with whom he performed at several Jazz Festivals.
Last years main CD-release was with his own band flexkögel („Wilde Gezeiten“, minormusic 2008).This year´s CD-releases are going to be with Marc Muellbauers Kaleidoscope and a CD and DVD with Granelli´s V-16 Project in Canada.
Christian Kögel teaches jazz-guitar in Berlin and is member of the teaching staff of several international Jazz-Workshops like the Creative Music Workshop in Halifax and Giant Steps in Berlin.
Diskographie:
Simon Fisk, feat. J. Granelli & C. Kögel: The great Vehicle,plunge records, erscheint 2012
Meike Goosmann Quintett: Tender Tales, NRW-Records, erscheint 2012
Marc Muellbauer's Kaleidoscope: Journeyman - Music For Large Acoustic Band Vol.2, Jazzhausmusik, 2011
Paul Brody´s Sadawi: Far from Moldova, morgenland, 2011
The V-16 Project: Vancouver 08, CD & DVD, songlines, 2009
flexkögel: Wilde Gezeiten, minormusic, 2008
The V-16 Project: The Sonic Temple, songlines 2007
Barbara Thalheim Band: immer noch immer, pläne 2006
- David Fanshawe: African Sanctus, musik-art 2006
Stefan Weeke Trio: Frau Anders & Herr Gleich, emodea 2005
- Barbara Thalheim + Band: Rabenverse und Wi(e)derlieder,duophon 2005
-flexkögel: What are days for?, minor music 2004
-Lisa Bassenge Trio: Three, minormusic 2004
- Marc Muellbauer´s Kaleidoscope: Quiet, schoenerhoeren 2004
-Jerry Granelli Septet: Sandhills Reunion, songlines 2004
-Katja Riemann Oktett: Favorites, SPV 2003
- Michael Schiefel: Gay, feat. A. Schmidt, C. Kögel, traumton 2003
- Jerry Granelli: The V16 Project, feat. D. Tronzo, A. Cox, C. Kögel, songlines 2003
- Willeke & Cordes: Symphonie aus der wilden Welt, zerozero 2001
- GRANELLI feat. DJ Stinkin´ Rich, Jamie Saft, Christian Kögel, J. Anthony Granelli: music has its way with me, perimeter records 2000
- Without the Cat: I´m a star, Timescraper Records2000
- Christian Kögel & Harald Kündgen: prêt à porter, zerozero1999
- Zabriskie Point: Wild at heart, zerozero 1999
- Rinde Eckert: Story in, story out, Intuition 1997
- Jerry Granelli & UFB: Broken circle, Intuition 1996
- Jerry Granelli & UFB: News from the street, Intuition 1995
- Bujazzo: Tour of the Baltic States and Russia, ars musici 1993
