<p><p>At the age of thirteen, Thomas L&#228;hns (born in 1981 in Basel) came to Tibor Elekes as his bassstudent. In 2001 he started to study the double bass at the MusicAcademy of Basel under Wolfgang G&#252;ttler and Botond Kostyak. In 2005 he completed his teacher's diploma. In jazz he has played with well-known musicians such as Dave Liebman, Greg Osby, Glenn Ferris, and Wolfgang Puschnig. Together with Florian and Michael Arbenz, he is one of the founding members of the Jazz-Trio Vein. He is also a member of Christoph Stiefel's Inner Language Trio.</p><p>In classics he has worked under notable conductors such as Heinz Hollinger or Peter E&#246;tv&#246;s. Thomas L&#228;hns has just obtained the concert diploma and is a member of the Basle Sinfonietta.</p></p>