Born 1976 in Mondsee, near Salzburg (Austria), Christian went to the Jazz Music School in Graz from 1993 to 1995. From 1995 to 2000, he was enrolled in the Department for Jazz and Pop Music at the Bruckner-Conservatory in Linz. He played together with the KARL RATZEN BAND, Rens Newland, Willi Wagner, the SEALS BROTHERS, Nils Landgren and others. As early as 1999, he received the Biberacher Jazz Award at age 23. |