Many years ago, still during my time at school, I had my first lessons for Jazz guitar from Sepp Holzhauser. Back then I had not the slightest idea that I would be building those instruments some day, let alone that this former guitar teacher would play one of them.
All the more I am very happy that Sepp Holzhauser now has decided for a Sonntag J16H Standard/Hybrid.
Sepp Holzhauser is a guitar institution in the Augsburg szene.He has been playing guitar for decades in the area and beyond. He is familiar with many stiles. Starting with theater for children to Rock, Jazz and Musical, he plays for everybody who can appreciate good music.
VITA
Guitarist and trumpeter, composer and arranger, freelance music teacher, music and audio book producer (AndraeRecords)
Josef Holzhauser was born in 1961 in Bobingen in the district of Augsburg and studied concert guitar at the Leopold Mozart Conservatory in Augsburg from 1979-83. Since 1980 he has also been active as a professional guitarist in rock and jazz formations. In 1981, he founded and led the Augsburg big band Baritone and Friends, which was awarded the title of best amateur big band in Germany in 1995.
Music teacher
Josef Holzhauser has been working as a freelance music teacher since 1984 and teaches concert and electric guitar. In addition to his involvement in numerous classic rock, musical and drama productions and various engagements at Theater Augsburg, he founded FaksTheater Augsburg together with actress Karla Andrä.
Musical activities
- Countless engagements throughout the German-speaking world led to the founding of the record label AndraeRecords in 2001, including the music CD productions Eine kleine Dickmadam, Ene mene mink mank, Sieben Koffer voll Musik, Onkel Ede hat einen Schnurrbart — Bertolt Brecht für Kinder and the audio book production Der Jazzdirigent for adults.
- From 2004, appearances with the Holzhauser/Fiedler Duo (guitar and double bass), the Daniel Eberhard Quartet, the band Swing Tanzen Verboten and the music ballet production Swing Alive.
- 2008/09 Performances with the Canadian harmonica player Carlos del Junco in Germany, Belgium and France. From 2010 band member of the Uli Fiedler Trio and participation in the CD productions Tre Pane and Frizannte released by Nagel-Heyer-Records Hamburg. Since fall 2010 teaching position at the University of Augsburg at the Chair of Music Education.