FRANZ VON CHOSSY
Genres: Post-Fusion Contemporary, Third Stream • Germany

Franz von Chossy was born in Munich, where he started playing the piano at age 6. Through his mother he came into contact with classical music, and his Ukrainian grandmother encouraged him to play folk music on the accordion. Franz moved to the Netherlands to study at the conservatoire of Amsterdam, after which he left for New York to study at the Manhattan School of Music with Kenny Barron, Garry Dial, Dave Liebman, John Taylor, and Kenny Werner, to name a few. He studied composing for movies with Edward Green, also in New York. Franz has recorded multiple critically acclaimed CDs, with his trio, his quintet, and under his own name. Franz played all over Europe, the United States and Canada, as well as Asia (China, India, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, Turkey), Africa (Tunisia, Morocco), and Australia. His talent for improvisation, which allows him to effortlessly switch between styles, makes Franz a valued member of read more...