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„Brilliant instrumentalist!“ (Gitarre und Bass, Jul 2009)„Highly promising and very much worth listening, his solos are true gemns.“ (Andreas Polte – Archtop Germany, Dec 2008)
„Kessler’s debut is a thunderbolt“ (Andreas Schmitz, Dec 2008)
„Robert Kessler is a guitarist and composer whose music mingles contemporary jazz with world music and pop.“
Born in 1984 Kessler grew up in Berlin and started playing the classical guitar at the age of 11. After his A-levels he studied jazz guitar at the Conservatory of Music „Hanns Eisler“ and at the Berlin Jazz Institute. His teachers were Manfred Dierkes, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Frank Moebius, Hubert Nuss, Claudia Hein, Sigi Busch, Jiggs Whigham, Gerd Miegel, Jeanfrancois Prins and John Hollenbeck. He was participating in workshops with Mark Whitfield, Aaron Goldberg, Marc Dressler, Chris Potter and Hank Jones. He intensively studied classical guitar literature, flamenco, Brazilian and acoustic guitar music. In 2006 he started the Robert Kessler Group (by then performing under the name of „Goya“. Next to the duo „Glücksspiel“ with Tanja Pannier, the Robert Kessler Group builds the focus of his musical and compository work. In 2008 he released his debut album „Jasmin“ being nominated „album of the year“ by Archtop Germany. At the moment he is working on his 2nd CD „Night Stories“ and on Glücksspiel’s debut album „Lauschangriff“. Besides his work as a bandleader and composer he a very demanded sideman, being involved in CD productions and concert tours through Germany and Europe. He is playing with Mantiago (hier bitte Namen einfügen)
From 2007 to 2009 he was a guitarist with the musical and theatre productions ‚Musicalfieber’, ‚Dancical’ and ‚Diskomania’. In 2009/10 he was guitarist, deputy MD and casting conductor of the musical production ‚Musicalfieber’. Since 2010 he has a teaching assignment for guitar at the Berlin College of popular Arts (hdpk) and at the state music school Berlin-Zehlendorf.
publications:
„Robert Keßlers Goya - Jasmin“ YVP Records 2008
„Son Madol - Sly Ranja Loca“ Octason Records 2009
„Glücksspiel - Lauschangriff“ 2010
„Robert Keßler Group - Night Stories“ 2010
„Tänze, Rhythmen und Compás des Flamenco unter Berücksichtung der Funktion, Spiel- und Anschlagstechniken der Flamencogitarre in Abgrenzung zu anderen Techniken anderer Stilistiken“ - Diplomarbeit an der Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler - Berlin 2010
played with:
Jiggs Whigham, John Hollenbeck,, Jan von Klewitz, Greg Bown, Finn Wiesner, Rolf von Nordenskjöld, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Tanja Pannier, Marc Muellbauer, Rolf Zielke, Max Hacker, David Beecroft, Felix Wahnschaffe, Robert Lingnau, Tobias Relenberg, Robin Draganic, CD Bandorff, David Friedman, Manfred Dierkes, Gregoire Peters, Thomas Koch, Bernhard Ullrich, Eddie Hayes, Matthias Harig, James Scannell, Kai Schönburg, Dietrich Koch, Rolo Rodriguez, Thomy Jordi, Tino Derado, Robby Geerken, Diego Pinera, …
festivals und concerts:
Berlin Jazzmeeting, Fürstenwalde Jazzfestival, Jazzfest Köpenick, 10 Jahre Potsdamer Platz Hauptbühne Berlin, Admiralspalast Berlin, A-Trane Berlin, Auswärtiges Amt, Berghain Berlin, B-Flat Berlin, Bebop Bar, Clärchens Ballhaus Berlin, Erdgas Arena Riesa, Filmpark Babelsberg, Gauklerfest Berlin, Georg Friedrich Händel Halle Halle, Grüner Salon Berlin, Jazzclub Rostock, Jazzclub CVJM Lübeck, Junction Bar Berlin, Kaisersaal Esplanade Berlin, Konzerthaus „Neue Welt“ Zwickau, Krongut Bornstedt Potsdam, Kunstfest Pankow Berlin, Komische Oper Berlin, Konzertsaal UDK Berlin, Lalutraumfabrik Hameln, Meistersingerhalle Nürnberg, Neue Weimarhalle, Neckar Forum – Esslingen, Quasimodo Berlin, Peterskirche Leipzig, Philharmonie Berlin, RBB Sendesaal, Ratskeller/ Jazzclub Köpenick Berlin, Saturn Arena Ingolstadt , Schlot Berlin, Sondershausen Musikakademie, Stellwerk Hamburg, Tag der deutschen Einheit- Festveranstaltung Hamburg, Ufa Fabrik Berlin, Wabe Berlin, Zitadelle Spandau Berlin, ....