Complex rhythmic structures and a collective aesthetic emotion is the core of PERCUSSION. All compositions by Felix Hauptmann (piano), joined by his longtime friends Roger Kintopf (double bass) and Leif Berger (drums).
PERCUSSION was founded by Felix Hauptmann in 2020 and started with an intense period of rehearsing for more than half a year before playing their first concert in their hometown Cologne. A couple of months later they released their first album with „Boomslang Records“, a well-known label from Austria, run by Alfred Vogel. In April 2026 the trio will release their fifth record with UNIT Records (Switzerland).
The trio played at BEZAU BEATZ festival, Cologne Jazzweek, Durchbruch Festival Stuttgart, Jazz im Schloss Saarbrücken, jazz+ München, Antena2 Lissabon
Next dates:
21.05.2026 Stadtgarten Köln, Konzertsaal
BOOKING: percussionfelixhauptmann(at)gmail.com
PRESS:
„Hauptmann as well as bassist Roger Kintopf and drummer Leif Berger succeed in making their sophisticated, harmonically and metrically unbound music sound as if freely improvised. This highly concentrated and organically pulsating compositional distillate releases undreamed-of associations and amazes with its sheer lack of intention: nothing must, but everything can.“ Concerto Magazine
“…just listen to track 6, Once, how tempo and energy are built up here, only to slow down again and disappear at the end. There’s no doubt this has class.“
freiStil Magazine
„…The supreme discipline of jazz is enriched by this piano trio with an important contemporary contribution.“
arttourist.com
FELIX HAUPTMANN 