Pascal Schumacher

Pascal studied classical percussion, jazz vibraphone and musicology at music conservatories in Luxembourg, Strasbourg, Brussels and The Hague. He holds a Master’s degree in musicology from the Marc Bloch University in Strasbourg, and another in music with a focus on jazz vibraphone from the Koninklijk Conservatorium in The Hague. He has won many awards, including the Belgian Django d’Or (2005), Music:LX (2012), ECHO Jazz (2012), JTI Trier Jazz (2014) and was selected for the Rising Stars program organized by the European Concert Hall Organization (2009 / 10).

When he‘s not making music, Pascal likes listening to Miles Davis, Max Richter, Rhone and Kiasmos. He is passionate about cycling and running, and is also a big fan of ramen, the popular Japanese noodle soup. Pascal is a Yamaha Artist and lives in Luxembourg.

SELECTED WORKS:

Pascal Schumacher:

Left Tokyo Right, Laborie Jazz (2015)

KhaliféSchumacherTristano:

Afrodiziak, MPS Records – Edel (2015)

Pascal Schumacher / WDR Rundfunkorchester / Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau-Stiftung / Transit Film:

The Woman One Longs For starring Marlene Dietrich; silent movie (1929 / 2012, DVD)

Pascal Schumacher Quartet:

Bang My Can, Enja Records (2011)

Here We Gong, Enja Records (2009)

Silbergrau, Igloo Records (2007)

Personal Legend, Igloo Records (2006)

Change of the Moon, Igloo Records (2004)

Pascal Schumacher / Jef Neve Duo:

Face to Face, Enja Records (2010)

Commissioned Compositions:

Windfall Concerto for Vibraphone and Orchestra (2015)

CTRL Variations, chamber music / multimedia production (2008)