Tilmann Dehnhard
Tilmann Dehnhard studied flute at the UdK Berlin, film music composition at the HFF Babelsberg; international concert and teaching activities; CD productions and concerts with Sam Rivers, Steve Lacey, Cindy Lauper and Till Brönner. Professor at the "Pontificia Universidad Javeriana" Bogota, Colombia; Guest lecturer of the DAAD; Author of "The New Flute" (NFA Award Winner 2014), "Jazz Studies for Flute" (NFA Award Winner 2012), "FluteBeatboxing", Universal Edition; Teaching jazz flute at the Jazz Institute Berlin (UdK).
“It starts with just a modest clicking, a rhythm or a single, seemingly endless note. There may be whistling sounds, a groove, a wind noise. We listen closer and suddenly the unexpected happens: Where does that second melody come from? Tilmann Dehnhard is the ventriloquist of the flute. He sings and plays at the same time, going for so long without a breath that it makes you dizzy. His improvisations create little universes that tell tales of breath and breathlessness, they take off and make you float. Is this really just one man? Yes, it is. A strange and fascinating one-man orchestra he is, Tilmann Dehnhard and his flute.”
