Terrence Ngassa Band
Terrence Ngassa Band & Les Gazelles
The musician Terrence Ngassa, born in Cameroon, already is a great example for the young generation of African musicians. (...) Renowned jazz musicians praise his musical versatility and his ability to realise his own (...) ideas in a fascinating way. His passionate mixture of jazzy beats and African rhythm makes you feel that Ngassa is a jazz musician who is aware of his African roots. He convinces by his self-confident performance, his joy of play, his own sound full of warmth, mixed with a touch of African identity.
Vita
Best Newcomer Festival „Jazz sous les manguiers“ in Yaounde, Kamerun/ Cameroon
Bester Trompeter / best trumpeter und / and „Interprète du Jazz sous les manguiers“ in Yaounde, Kamerun/ Cameroon
DAAD Stipendium / Scholarship Hochschule für Musik Köln, Prof. Manfred Schoof
Stipendium / Scholarship Berklee School of Music, USA
Preisträger / Prize Recipient Horst und Gretl Will-Stipendiums – Förderpreis der Stadt Köln für Improvisierte Musik und Jazz / Sponsorship Award for improved music and jazz of the City of Cologne
Leitete Workshops und Masterclasses am Goethe-Institut und der Amerikanischen Schule Yaounde, Kamerun / Leading workshops and master classes at the Goethe-Institute and at the American School of Yaounde in Cameroon
War Mitglied des Euro-Africa Jazz Orchestra mit Francois Jeanneau / Was member of the Euro-Africa Jazz Orchestra with Francois Jeanneau
Zahlreiche Konzerte / Numerous Concerts : Semperoper Dresden, Internationales Jazzfestival Viersen, Leverkusener Jazztage, Cologne JazzNight, Jazz Rallye Düsseldorf, Jazz Tage Leipzig, Jazzsommer in Magdeburg, Festival de Musiques Paris, St Louis Jazz Festival Senegal