CHRISTIAN ARTMANN
Genres: Post-Fusion Contemporary, Post Bop, World Fusion • Germany

Christian Artmann, a New York-based flute player and composer, is passionate about bridging musical boundaries and showcasing the flute in jazz. Having grown up immersed in classical music in his native Germany and Austria, Artmann was invited to the prestigious Aspen Music Festival as a teenager where he performed under world-renowned conductors Claudio Scimone and Lawrence Foster and gave solo recitals of Debussy, Hindemith and Bartók. Increasingly fascinated with composition and improvisation, he realized that jazz was his true calling and committed to developing his own musical voice. Following studies at Berklee College of Music in Boston and collaborations in the Vienna jazz scene, Artmann moved to New York and released his first record as a leader, Uneasy Dreams, to critical acclaim in 2011. His follow-on recording, Fields of Pannonia, was released on Sunnyside Records in 2015 and explores influences from Bach over 20th century classical music to Wayne Shorter. All read more...