Anke Helfrich

sept. 2009 concerts in Southafrika and Namibia with Anke Helfrich Trio (supported by Goetheinstitut and Federal Foreign Office)

july 2009 teaching at the Jazzworkshop in Meran/l; Anke Helfrich Trio plays at Aarhus Jazzfestival/DK

may 2009 Anke Helfrich Trio plays on Jazzcruise in Spain

march 2009 Anke Helfrich Trio invited to 'BMW World Jazz Award' in Munich

jan. /feb. 2009 JazzToDay -Tour: 14 Doublebillconcerts with Anke Helfrich Trio/Manu Katché Band (Kammermusiksaal/Philharmonie Berlin, Gewandhaus Leipzig, Theaterhaus Stuttgart a. m. m. ) Anke Helfrich plays concerts in Mallorca/Spain

nov. 2008 Jazzfestival Cagliari/I; Mariann's Jazzroom Bern/CH, Jazz in Ministergärten/Berlin

sept. 2008 Recording the CD 'Stormproof' for ENJA Records with Henning Sieverts (b), Dejan Terzic (dr) and specialguest Nils Wogram (pos); Anke Helfrich Trio Musikfest Bremen/Spiekeroog

july 2008 Jazzfestival Bingen, Jazzfestival Ettlingen and Flims-Klang-Festival/CH with Anke Helfrich Trio; Jahrhunderthalle Bochum 'Paul Kuhn-Geburtstagskonzert'

april 2008 German Jazzmeeting Bremen: Anke Helfrich Trio represents (among 9 other bands) the German Jazzscene today

march 2008 Anke Helfrich Trio plays at Kurt-Weill-Festival, Dessau and Brestonias Jazzfestival/Lithuania (supported by Goetheinstitut)

dez. 2007 Penang Jazzfestival/Malaysia, Cagliari/Sardegna with Anke Helfrich Trio

sept. 2007 with Jens Winther Quartet in Peking/China supported by the danish Cultural Institut; Jazzfestival Viersen with Anke Helfrich Trio feat. J. Winther

juli 2007 Jazz im Park/Hamburg Anke Helfrich Trio (a. o. Madeleine Peyroux&Band, Reunion feat. Till Bröner, Wolfgang Haffner&Band)

june 2007 Solokoncerts NDR/Hamburg, Philharmonie/Luxemburg

may 2007 Anke Helfrich playing at the finals of the 'M. L. Williams Competition' in Washington DC/USA

march 2007 Jazzfestival Emsdetten, BR-liverecording Anke Helfrich Trio concerts with specialguests like Nils Wogram, Jens Winther and Claus Stötter

june 2006 number 3 of the German Jazzcharts with the CD 'Better times ahead'. proposed for 'German recordaward'

may 2006 Release of the CD 'Better times ahead' Anke Helfrich Trio feat. Roy Hargrove, CD Releasekoncerts in Germany and Switzerland, radiopresentations and reviews in all jazzmagazins.

nov. 2005 CD-recording 'Better times ahead' with Anke Helfrich Trio: Martin Gjakonovski (bass), Dejan Terzic (drums) and Specialguest Roy Hargrove (trumpet & fluegelhorn)

sept. 2005 A. H. Trio in Cagliari/Italy

feb. 2005 concert with Jimmy Woode in Weinheim

july 2004 soloconcert at the Beethovenhouse in Bonn

nov. 2003 Anke Helfrich receives 'Jazzaward of the city of Worms'

march 2003 Anke Helfrich Trio opens the Jazzfestival in Sofia/Bulgaria

nov. 2002 part of the 'Jazz Lexikon' (Martin Kunzler, rororo-Verlag)

march 2002 tour through Germany (Jazzfestival Mannheim, Jazzfestival Emsdetten.. )

dec. 2001 Anke Helfrich receives 2. price 'Jazzaward Baden-Württemberg', radiorecording at the Theaterhaus Stuttgart.

nov. 2001 concert 'Anke Helfrich Trio' in Cagliari/ Sardenia

march 2001 radioportrait in HR1; tv-liverecording at RNF, CD-presentationtour in Germany

feb. 2001 broadcast of a TV-special about Anke with interviews, rehearsals, concerts called SWR3 - 'Kultur-Cafe'

sept. 2000 release of her debutalbum 'You'll See'; CD-presentations in radiostations: BR, Radio Bremen, Deutschlandradio Berlin, HR, WDR, MDR, SWR für den proposed for the award of 'german recordcritics' (Vierteljahrspreis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik').

feb. 2000 Anke Helfrich receives 'Muddy's Club-Award 2000' in Weinheim.

1999 recordingsession for her first album as a leader 'You'll see' in New York: A. Helfrich (p), J. Weidenmueller (b), J, Rueckert (dr), feat. Mark Turner (sax)

since 1999 member of the faculty at the 'University of music and performing arts' in Mannheim. Teacher at jazzworkshops.

sept. 1998A nke Helfrich Trio wins 'Hennessy Jazz Search 1998' in Munich

1997 touring Germany and Spain with her trio (Getxo Festival, Jamboree Barcelona, Subway Cologne, Hessen Jazz Festival)

1996 Anke Helfrich Trio wins 'European Jazz Competition' in Leverkusen.

1996 6 month-stay in New York with a dutch scholarship, lessons with Kenny Barron, Larry Goldings, Dado Moroni a. o. Concerts in clubs and cafés.

1994 4 week workshop in Banff/Canada (with Jim Hall, Kenny Wheeler, John Clayton, Robin Eubanks.. )

1989 - 1994studies in Hilversum/ Netherlands at the Amsterdamse Hogeschool voor de Kunsten'. She recieves her 'master in performing arts' and 'master in teaching'