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Oli Bott studied vibraphone and composition at the Berklee College of Music in Boston with teachers such as Gary Burton and Bob Brookmeyer. He graduated "summa cum laude". Since then he works as a freelance vibraphonist and composer in Berlin. He received several scholarships by the city of Berlin and composition commissions for his own jazz orchestra. Many of his concerts throughout Europe were recorded by TV and radio. He obtained awards at various international competitions such as the "NDR-Musikpreis" for bigband conductors, the 1st prize at the Improvisation Competition in Leipzig, the Europ Jazz Contest and the Wayne Shorter Award, USA. |
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| Concert tours since 1997 throughout
Germany and Austria; since 2004 worldwide touring for the Goethe-Institut.
Festivals: Schleswig Holstein
Musik Festival, Komische Oper Berlin, WDR Jazz Festival Cologne,
Jazz Across the Border Festival Berlin, Botanical Garden Berlin,
Jazzfest Delmenhorst, Brandenburger Musiksommer, German embassy
Lissabon, European Festival Izmir, Calcutta Jazz Festival, Jazztage
Ilmenau, International Jazz Festival Hamm, Jazznight Meppen, Jazzherbst
Burghausen, Jazzsommer Augsburg, Jazz Festival Würzburg |
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since 1996 Oli Bott Orchestra
- Berlin Co-operations with musicians such as Christof Lauer, Bill Elgart, George Garzone, Laura Andel, Luciana Souza, Rudi Mahall, John Schröder, Frank Möbus, Gebhard Ullmann, Wolfgang Haffner and with orchestras such as the NDR Big Band in Hamburg, the RIAS Big Band in Berlin and the Greg Hopkins Jazz Orchestra in Boston. 2009 RBB-Production "Birth" with the Oli
Bott String Orchestra |
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| Awards | |
| 2007 Composition Commission by
the city of Berlin for "Birth", Oli Bott String
Orchestra 2005 Studioprize "Jazz" by the city of Berlin for Vibratanghissimo 2001 Composition Commission by the city of Berlin for "Dialogues on Identity", Oli Bott Orchestra 2000 1. prize at the 4. Leipzig Improvisation Competition, Vibraphone Solo 2000 Special prize "Jazz" at the 4. Leipzig Improvisation Competition, Vibraphone Solo 1998 NDR-Musikpreis, 3. prize, bigband conductors 1998 Compositionprize of the HR-Big Band, final round with "Dance Your Life" 1998 3. prize prize Europ´Jazz Competition, Belgium for the Oli Bott - Bertrand Lauer Band 1998 2. prize "Jazz à Vannes" Competition, France for the Oli Bott - Bertrand Lauer Band 1998 2. prize AS.PRO.JAZZ Competition, France for the Oli Bott - Bertrand Lauer Band 1997 1. prize Big Band Competition "Blechschaden" for "Two Pictures“ 1996 BMI Jazz Composers Workshop, New York, USA, advanced class 1996 "Wayne Shorter - Award", Berklee College of Music, Boston, USA 1993 Berklee Scholarship received from Gary Burton |
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| Education: | |
| 1995/96 Berklee College of Music,
Boston, U.S.A. Instructions by: Gary Burton, John LaPorta, Greg Hopkins, Phil Wilson, Hal Crook, Bob Brookmeyer 1996 Diploma of Jazz Composition (summa cum laude) |
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