Triosence

Triosence is a German jazz group founded in 1999. The members are Bernhard Schüler (piano), Matthias Nowak (bass) and Stephan Emig (drums). Triosence won the national competition Jugend jazzt, the Ostsee (Baltic Sea) Jazz Festival, and the Kulturforderpreis of Kassel.They received a recording contract with the German national radio network Deutschlandfunk. Their first album, First Enchantment, was nominated for the Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik. Their second, Away for Awhile, remained in the German International jazz chart for over six months. The name of the band comes from "trio" and "essence" to emphasize their collaborative approach. The band combines jazz, folk, world, and fusion. Members cite as influences Bill Evans, Peter Erskine, Jack DeJohnette, Zakir Hussain, Ahmad Jamal, Keith Jarrett, Hubert Nuss, and John Taylor.