He was born in 1974 and grew up in different German cities. At the moment he is living in Cologne.
From 1995 to 1999 he studied classical saxophone at the Academy of Music in Dortmund, meanwhile he worked as an assistant teacher for sax students at the University in Dortmund. At the same time he played for the „Jugendjazzorchester Nordrhein-Westfalen“ (Youth Jazz Orchestra of North Rhine Westfalia).
Subsequent he studied from 1999 to 2002 jazz saxophone at the Folkwanghochschule in Essen. His teachers were Hugo Read and Matthias Nadolny. He finished both universities with a diploma.
Stephan Mattner
