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Barely his head reached above the piano keyboard, he began to play everything he heard on the piano. Andy Mokrus didn't care whether it was radio hits or piano concertos - it just had to be without sheet music.
After the usual classical piano training and practice room excesses with various bands, he studied at the University of Music and Theater in Hannover. During this time, the first concert program for his jazz rock band PAIA was created. This was followed by a series of piano pieces with classical influences, a jazz suite for churches, and a chanson program in which he set to music the Low German texts of the actress Traute Römisch.
Many of Andy Mokrus’ works have since been awarded prizes, such as the Lower Saxony Jazz Prize or the Low German Cultural Prize.
The highlight of his work so far was the improvisation with the Bamberg Symphony Orchestra in the “Last Premiere of the Millennium” (12/31/99) and the premiere of his concerto for piano and orchestra in early 2005.
Andy Mokrus’ trademark is atmospheric compositions that often bring together elements from various cultural circles and musical genres. His stage performance is best described by a quote from Louis Armstrong: “It’s not important which song you play - but how you play it, with all your heart, that’s what matters.”
There are three CD releases under his own name: “Watercolours” includes some of the piano solo compositions, “Impressions En Suite” - the jazz suite with Stephan Abel, Matthias Meusel, etc., and a live recording of the piano concerto. They can only be obtained through the artist so far.
