Arne Jansen
1996-2001 studies of Jazz guitar at the University of Arts, Berlin, with professors Jeanfrancois Prins, David Friedman, Sigi Busch and Peter Weniger

Studies with Pat Metheny, Mick Goodrick, John Abercrombie, Kurt Rosenwinkel and Philip Catherine

From 1998-2000 Member of the National Youth Jazz Orchestra of Germany, conducted by Peter Herbolzheimer

Concert tours with numerous ensembles through the USA, Japan, Argentina, Scandinavia, Turkey, Russia, the Ukrain and south-east Europe

Continuous work with: Arne Jansen Trio, Katja Riemann, Jazzanova Live, Nils Wülker Group, Gitte Haenning, Firomanum

Fellow artists and ensembles include Naked Raven, Paul Van Dyk, Jocelyn B. Smith, Tim Fischer, DanGer – Danish-German Jazzsextett, Fitzwilliam String Quartet, Film Orchestra Babelsberg

Prize-winner at the Berlin Senate’s Studio-Competition 2007 with the “Arne Jansen Trio”

Concerts with the “Arne Jansen Trio” at the Jazzfest Berlin 2008, Enjoy Jazz 2008, Jazz Baltica 2009, Jazzahead-German Jazz Meeting 2010

Collaborative work as guitarist with Michael Thalheimer & Bert Wrede for the production of Shakespeare’s “As You Like It” at the German Theatre Berlin, 2008

Invited as music staff tutor for the German nationally organised workshops “Youth Jazzes” 2001, 2003 and 2007, “Creativity Sessions” in Hammelburg as well as “Jazzcamp” in Denmark.