Acclaimed for his rich tone and unique musical writing, Timo has released several albums as a leader and sideman and won numerous awards. He is also completing his PhD with a dissertation on "Manfred Eicher & ECM Records: The Creative Process at the Intersection of Music Production, Composition, and Performance." With his quartet Fly Magic he combines elements from jazz, post-rock, minimalism, new music, electronic music, and contemporary sound culture. Currently, he is an Adjunct Professor at NYU Steinhardt's Jazz Studies Department. As a Fulbright scholar, he holds a master's degree in jazz saxophone from New York University where he studied with Mark Turner, Stefon Harris, and Joe Lovano. Based in between his home in Lower Saxony, New York, and Berlin, he is particularly active in the international jazz and contemporary music scenes. Described as "luminously fine" by the New York City Jazz Record, Timo creates a magical blend of emotional intensity and vivacious energy, resulting in a genuine sound that often depicts the sensation of flying. Recorded while on tour, it captures the chemistry that the four musicians developed on the road, presenting a new vision that expands on the sonic path Vollbrecht has been refining for over a decade.Timo Vollbrecht is an internationally performing saxophonist, composer, and reeds player. Following two highly acclaimed releases (2016's Fly Magic and 2018's Faces in Places), Givers & Takers marks the band's next chapter. A genre-exploding unit with a bold sense of creativity and intent. Fly Magic is saxophonist Timo Vollbrecht's longstanding signature ensemble.
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