Tom Götze (born 1968,

Dresden Dresden (; ; Upper Saxon German, Upper Saxon: ''Dräsdn''; , ) is the capital city of the States of Germany, German state of Saxony and its second most populous city after Leipzig. It is the List of cities in Germany by population, 12th most p ...

) is a German

bassist A bassist (also known as a bass player or bass guitarist) is a musician who plays a bass instrument such as a double bass (upright bass, contrabass, wood bass), bass guitar (electric bass, acoustic bass), keyboard bass (synth bass) or a low br ...

and professor at the

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

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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bass guitar The bass guitar (), also known as the electric bass guitar, electric bass, or simply the bass, is the lowest-pitched member of the guitar family. It is similar in appearance and construction to an Electric guitar, electric but with a longer nec ...

and

double bass The double bass (), also known as the upright bass, the acoustic bass, the bull fiddle, or simply the bass, is the largest and lowest-pitched string instrument, chordophone in the modern orchestra, symphony orchestra (excluding rare additions ...

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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and classical as well as an actor (among others

Staatsschauspiel Dresden The Staatsschauspiel Dresden (State Playhouse Dresden) is a theatre in Dresden. It is maintained by the Free State of Saxony, hence its name. It consists of a main auditorium, the ' (play house), and a studio theatre, the '. It was created in 19 ...

). Since 1989 Götze has been a member of the Dresden band '' Dekadance'', with whom several albums have been produced. He has worked with numerous well-known artists such as

Mike Stern Mike Stern (born January 10, 1953) is an American jazz guitarist. After playing with Blood, Sweat & Tears, he worked with drummer Billy Cobham, then with trumpeter Miles Davis from 1981 to 1983 and again in 1985. He then began a solo career, re ...

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, ,

Till Brönner Till Brönner (; born 6 May 1971 in Viersen, West Germany) is a German jazz trumpeter, Flugelhorn, flügelhorn player, singer, composer, producer and photographer. History From 1989–1991, Brönner was a member of the Peter Herbolzheimer Rhyt ...

, Adam Rogers,

Manfred Krug Manfred Krug (; 8 February 1937 – 21 October 2016) was a German actor, singer and author. Life and work Born in Duisburg, Krug moved to East Germany at the age of 13, and worked at a steel plant before beginning his acting career on the stage ...

Richie Beirach Richard Alan Beirach (born 23 May 1947) is an American jazz pianist and composer. Early life Beirach was born in New York City. He initially studied both classical music and jazz. While still attending high school, he took lessons from pianist ...

, ,

Gitte Hænning Gitte Hænning (born 29 June 1946) is a Danish singer and film actress, who rose to fame as a child star in the 1950s. She was known primarily mononymously (without a surname) in Europe. She moved to Sweden in 1958. Her first hit in Swedish ...

, Uschi Brüning, Jiggs Whigham,

Chester Thompson Chester Thompson (born December 11, 1948) is an American drummer best known for his tenures with Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention, Weather Report, Santana (band), Santana, Genesis (band), Genesis and Phil Collins. Thompson has performed ...

, , Günther "Baby" Sommer, ,

Sven Helbig Sven Helbig (born in 1968) is a German composer, director and music producer known for his genre-crossing works that blend classical music with electronic and contemporary elements. His compositions have been performed by renowned ensembles and o ...

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 language, German-speaking region. Since 1994, it has been awarded every two years by the Uni ...

for the Album ''Auserwählt'' by

and Uschi Brüning * 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)