Schorn becomes musical director of the ZJO
Steffen Schorn is to become the new musical director of the Zurich Jazz Orchestra (ZJO), while Daniel Schenker, the previous interim director, will remain with the ZJO as co-director.
The 46-year-old German Schorn lives in Cologne. He specializes in low woodwind instruments and was a member of the NDR Big Band before founding his own septet, with which he has performed all over the world.
Schorn has been awarded numerous international prizes and has toured the world as an instrumentalist, composer and arranger with renowned ensembles. He has also been Professor of Composition and Head of the Jazz Department at the Nuremberg University of Music since 2001.
According to the ZJO's official announcement, the band's musicians chose Steffen Schorn because "the chemistry, the energy and, above all, the music were a perfect match".
