Following an improvised duo with local percussionist virtuoso Gino Robair, Mr. Hübsch will lead sfSound in two of his compositions for large ensemble.

PERFORMERS
Heather Frasch - flute
Kyle Bruckmann - oboe
Matt Ingalls - clarinets
Jacob Lindsay -clarinets
John Ingle - alto saxophone
Tom Dambly - trumpet
Toyoji Tomita - trombone
John Shiurba - guitar
Kjell Nordeson - vibraphone
Gino Robair - percussion
Alexa Beattie - viola
Jorge Boehringer - viola
Monica Scott - cello
Richard Worn - contrabass


Born in 1966 in Freiburg, Carl Ludwig Hübsch began basic training in music at the age of five. He played clarinet in the local traditional band and at the same time started to play drums in Punk and Rockbands. Around 83 he exchanged the clarinet for a tuba. Lessons with W.Erhart from the local orchestra followed. He experimented with all kinds of music including a incredibly bad dance music trio and a New Orleans Sextet.
The discovery of Jazz and Improvisation led to studies in Improvisation with M.A.Fataah.
Received certification at the Pedagogic College in Freiburg in singing, theory, drums and electronic music. In Cologne studies of New Music with Johannes Fritsch and tuba with H. Gelhar. Since 1990 Carl Ludwig Hübsch has lived in Cologne where he finally awarded a livelong stipendium from and for himself.

He composes and performs in concert halls, studios and theatres lending his talents to ensembles and orchestras. He`s well known for his unique solo concerts. He now concentrates on Improvised Music and Composition. He also leads Workshops for tuba and improvisation.

Since 89 he performed with such renowned musicians as Thomasz Stanko, Lester Bowie, Jasper vanÇt Hof, Paul Lovens, Ernst Reijseger a.m.o. He was member of numerous projects as: • Arthur Blythe Quartett 1992 • Humanoise Congress Wiesbaden 1994 • Hannes Zerbe/Willem Breuker Blech Band • October Orchestra Amsterdam 1994 (featuring the ICP Ensemble and guests) • Lester Bowie`s Brass Fantasy 1995 and 1996 • RealTimeMusicMeeting 1999 • Matthias Schubert Sextett 1997, Jazzfest Berlin. • 1997 studies with Ramamani from the Carnataka College of Percussion • 2000 solistic part in the chamber opera "Idyllen" by Thomas Beimel • 2000 Tour to Namibia • 2000 Tour USA /w Harald Kimmig • Since 1999 Huebsch works with his own trio (w/M.Schubert and W.Wierbos). •2002 M.Schubert Quartett • 2002 OMI-Arts Stipendium in the USA • 2003: "Jazzpott " Award • actually Huebsch works on a quartett including Frank Gratkowski, Axel Dörner and Michael Griener.