Nils Gessinger - Jam It Up (2003)

It's been 34 years since nine year old Nils Gessinger amazed a crowd of 400 guests with his piano playing. Today the 12-piece Nils Gessinger Band fills the halls of international jazz festivals, not only charming the listeners' ears, but also having a hit with "Angel" in indonesian radio charts.

Dee Dee Bridgewater, Inga Rumpf, the Platters, Georg Danzer, Patti LaBelle or the Three Degrees appreciate his virtuosity and his musical sensitivity, the NDR BigBand (North German RadioBigBand) hired him for many studio- and live productions. Meanwhile he is conductor and leader of Jazzessence, the state youth jazz orchestra of Hamburg, having recorded 4 CD..s (amongst others with Bob Mintzer and Herb Geller ), producing the 5th CD at the moment.

1995 Nils produced the not only in professional circles highly acclaimed first CD "Ducks..n..Cookies". With a total of 28 musicians (with guests such as Inga Rumpf, Bridget Fogle, Peter Weniger, Billy King or Herb Geller) 14 Funk-, Soul-, Latin- and Fusion original compositions were mixed in Dolby Surround.

The international success of the album led to invitations at big jazz festivals. Juli 1995 he was opening for George Benson at Westport-Festival Hamburg, november 1995 he was sharing the stage with Spyro Gyra .

2003 Nils released the album "Jam it up!", consisting of 16 new titels being produced in Los Angeles and Hamburg, Germany, featuring Dave Weckl on drums, Peter Weniger on sax and Joe Gallardo on trombone amongst others as special guests.