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Frank
Möbus

Berklee College of Music, Boston 1985-89
(Prof. Music Diploma, cum laude)

private studies with Jerry Bergonzi,
Boston 1989-90

Leader and producer of "Der Rote Bereich"
6 CD´s for Jazz4Ever Records und ACT ,
Radio recordings for German stations BR, SFB, ORB, WDR, NDR, SWR, and BBC (UK)
numerous jazz festivals in Europe, Asia, USA and Africa (Jazzfest Berlin
/ D, Moers Jazzfestival / D, Bell Atlantic Festival NYC / USA, Montreux Jazz
Festival / CH, Istanbul Jazzfestival / Turkeyi, Sarajevo Jazz Fest / Bosnia ,
Jazz Festival Madagaskar, Trytone Festival Amsterdam / NL, Festival de Jazz
Portalegre / PT, Jazz D´or Straßbourg / F, Grenoble Jazz Festival / F, Reims
Jazz Festival / F, Villa-Celimontana Festival Rom / I, Vrandenburg Jazzfestival Utrecht / NL, Bratislava Jazz Festival / Slovenia, Nevers Jazz
Festival / F, Paredes de Coura Festival / PT, Novi Sad Jazzfestival /
Serbia, Tallinn Jazzcar / Estonia, Kolkata Jazzfestival / India and many more. regular tours in all German speaking countries
Tours in England, France, Portugal, Switzerland, Austria, Luxembourg, Belgium and Serbia
Tours in Africa and South Asia (supported by Goethe Institut)

Co-Leader and Co-Producer of "Azul"
-3 CDs and videoclips for Polygram/Emarcy/Traumton and Enja Records
several radio- und TV- productions in Gemany and Portugal
many festivals in Portugal, the Azores and Madeira, Festivals and Clubgigs in Germany, The Netherlands, Spain, France and Austra
Tour in India (supported by Goethe Institut)

Co-Leader and Co-Producer of “Erdmann 3000"
(2 CDs for Jazz4ever and Enja Records)
Tours, Festivals and radio recordings in Germany, Portugal,
France, Austria, Switzerland and other places..

Regualr member of
Rainer Tempel "Tempelektrisch", Le petite chien, Yuri Honing Wired Paradise, Paul van Kemenade Quintett

Tours, festivals, club gigs and studio productions
in Europa, USA, Asia and Afrika since 1989 with

Herb Robertson, Mark Helias, Ray Anderson, Kenny Wheeler, Jim Black, Louis Sclavis, Maria Joao, Bill Elgart, Billy Bang, Chris Speed, David Moss, Carlos Bica, Ed Schuller, Dominique Pifarely, Hal Crook, Vincent Courtois,Gebhardt Ullmann, Haden Chisholm, Harry Beckett, Herb Geller, Jochen Rückert, John Schröder, John Tchicai, Josh Roseman, Karl Berger, Keith Tippet, Kenny Martin, Kevin Coyne, Leszek Zadlo, Lindsay Horner, Lionel Cordew, Marion Brown, Aki Takase, Marty Cook, Matthias Schubert, Nils Wogram, Phil Haynes, Roberto di Gioia, Baby Sommer, Seamus Blake, Steve Argüelles, John Davis, Till Brönner, Wolfgang Haffner, Wollie Kaiser, Dejan Terzic, Rias Big Band (Jiggs Whigham), Nürnberger Synfoniker (Mass, Bernstein), Anthony Cox, Johannes Enders, Gregor Hübner, John Hollenbeck, Ives Roberts, Adam Pieronczyk, Yuri Honing, Han Bennink... and many others.

Videoclip John Davies/Who do you love ?
Frank Farian Prod.
(Viva, MTV, Formel 1 etc.)

"Der Rote Bereich" at the Jazz Ost-West Nürnberg (BR 3)
"Der Rote Bereich" at the Jazz Fest Berlin (ORB,SFB)
“Der Rote Bereich" at “Kulturzeit³ (3Sat)
“Der Rote Bereich" at the Paris Jazz Club (ARTE)

Till Brönner Group (Midnight Tour) appearing at Willemsens Woche (ZDF)
Till Brönner Group at ... (Deutsche Welle)

"Azul" at the "Miguel Angelo Ao Vivo" (SIC,Portugal)
"Azul" (Videoclip) at RTP und TVI and others (Portugal)

Kevin Coyne + the Paradise Band (live concert recording, BR3)

Rias Big Band (live concert recording in London, BBC)

Rio Vermelho
Directed by Raquel Freire
(life at the Film Festival in Turin, I.)

“Die Kachelzählerin³
Directed by Hans Günther Brodmann
(presented in many culturally qualified German cinemas)

Teacher for harmony, improvisation, ear-training and ensemble at the Musikhochschule Nürnberg-Augsburg (from 9/91 till 6/99)

Teacher for guitar at the Hochschule für Musik "Hanns Eisler"in Berlin (since 4/96)

Teacher for guitar at the Hochschule / Universität der Künste in Berlin (since Oct. 2000)

Teacher for guitar at the Hochschule für Musik "Franz Liszt" in Weimar (since May 2001)

Full professor for jazz guitar and ensemble at the Hochschule für Musik "Franz Liszt" in Weimar since summer 2003

Teacher for guitar, improvisation and ensemble at jazz workshops in Chemnitz (91), Leipzig (92), Lissabon (93), Erlangen (93 and 94), Zürich (94), Wismar (95), Rostock (96 und 97), Darmstadt (99), Nürnberg (2000), Chodiez/Poland (2000) Oeiras/Portugal (2000), Cape Town/South Africa (2000), Hannover (2001), Guimaraes/Portugal (2001), Frankfurt / Main (2001), Luzern (2003), Lissabon (2002), Goa / India (2004), Bangalore / India (2005)

Regular visits as "Fachexperte für Gitarre" (Guitar Specialist) at Musikhochschule Luzern / CH (since 2003)

PRS Guitars

culture grant of the city of Nuremberg (2001)

 DRB/ Live in Montreux was awarded a "Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik (Quarterly-List)" by the Association of German Music Critics

"Der Rote Bereich" won the "Deutscher Jazzpreis Mannheim" in March 2006