Researched musician profile
About Robert Landfermann
Landfermann’s official biography identifies him as a Cologne-based double bassist who studied jazz bass at the city’s University of Music and Dance. After teaching appointments in Essen and Mannheim, he returned to the Cologne university as professor of jazz double bass and ensemble in 2022.[1]
His project guide separates solo bass and leader groups including RHENUS, NEON DILEMMA, TOPAZ, BASZ, and Grünen from sideman work. It also documents his role in the Cologne KLAENG collective and a changing-guest improvised-music series at LOFT begun in 2008.[2]
Landfermann’s artist-run Bandcamp collects solo, quartet, and large-ensemble releases under his name, including Solo live in Salzburg, RHENUS, TOPAZ, and BASZ. The catalog provides a direct listening path across projects with substantially different instrumentation.[3]
Cologne professorship
The official biography dates Landfermann’s professorship in jazz double bass and ensemble at Cologne’s music university to 2022.[1]
KLAENG collective
His project guide identifies him as a member of the Cologne collective, label, festival, and workshop organization.[2]
Leader formats
The artist catalog ranges from unaccompanied bass to quartets and the expanded RHENUS ensemble.[2][3]