Tom Götze (born 1968,

Dresden Dresden (, ; Upper Saxon: ''Dräsdn''; wen, label=Upper Sorbian, Drježdźany) is the capital city of the German state of Saxony and its second most populous city, after Leipzig. It is the 12th most populous city of Germany, the fourth larg ...

) is a German

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and professor at the

Hochschule für Musik Carl Maria von Weber The Hochschule für Musik Carl Maria von Weber (Carl Maria von Weber College of Music; also/formerly known as Dresden Conservatory or Dresden Royal Conservatory) is a university of music in Dresden, Germany. History The Hochschule opened ...

in Dresden for double bass and electric bass jazz/rock/pop.

Life

Götze's musical career began in Dresden. From 1984 to 1990, he studied

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and

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at the Hochschule für Musik Carl Maria von Weber Dresden. Since 1993, he has been active as a musician in the styles of

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, pop and classical as well as an actor (among others Staatsschauspiel Dresden). Since 1989 Götze has been a member of the Dresden band ''

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'', with whom several albums have been produced. He has worked with numerous well-known artists such as

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, Adam Rogers,

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and . As a founding member of the , he is regularly involved in their projects, also as a soloist.

Professor

Since 2012, he has taught been double bass and bass guitar at his own alma mater, the Hochschule für Musik Carl Maria von Weber Dresden.

Recordings

* 2019: The 10string Orchestra ''Clouds'' * 2013: Stephan Bormann, Tom Götze, The Ten String Orchestra: ''Pearls'' (Acoustic Music) * 2013: Lars Kutschke ''Right Here, Right Now'' * 2012: Tom Goetze Band ''Bass Shuttle''

Awards

* 2015 – Golden

German Jazz Award The Deutsche Jazzpreis, also known as the Albert Mangelsdorff-Preis, is, together with the Hans Koller Preis, the most important jazz award in the German-speaking region. Since 1994, it has been awarded every two years by the Union Deutscher Jaz ...

for the Album ''Auserwählt'' by

and

* 2016 – Platin German Jazz Award for the Album ''Auserwählt''. * 2017 – Golden German Jazz Award für das Album ''Manfred Krug – Seine Lieder''''Künstlerhafen verleiht Jazz Award für Manfred-Krug-Hommage.''
In ''MusikWoche.'' 13 December 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2020.

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gotze, Tom German jazz double-bassists 1960s births Living people Musicians from Dresden Date of birth missing (living people)