Jean Kleeb

Jean Kleeb:

„When it comes to music, Jean Kleeb is a globetrotter. A Brazilian of Swiss and German descent, he has been living in Germany for many years.

Traveling the world with his music, he is always seeking new sources of musical inspiration. As a composer, pianist, choral conductor and lecturer, he regularly amazes and entertains his audiences with his boundless musicality and compositional ease. “– Bärenreiter Edition

Jean Kleeb (1964) dedicates his versatile talents to create a dialogue between different cultures and periods. His works written for clavichord, piano, choir, and ensembles range from modern music to world music and have been published by Bärenreiter (Germany) and Helbling (Austria) Editions. He is also an excellent improviser on the clavichord and piano. He devoted himself intensively to the clavichord, discovering new timbres and articulations on this instrument.

His Brazilian Mass (Missa Brasileira), gained rapid popularity in many countries. Among his other sacred works: Magnificat and Luther, a world music oratorio. He composed many internationally acclaimed piano cycles that combine elements of jazz, classic, and world music: Beethoven goes Jazz, Beethoven around the world, Toque de Bossa, Mozart goes Jazz, Classic goes Jazz, Baila Negra, Momentos, and Jazzy Piano.

Kleeb is a musician of love and passion. He gives music workshops worldwide and tours regularly as pianist, clavichordist or with the Trio Viola da Samba (musical crossovers between Renaissance, bossa nova, and samba) with the Soprano Nadine Balbeisi and the viola da gambist Fernando Marín.