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Sebastian started on the alto saxophone at 11, eventually finding his true voice on the tenor sax and studying with Andi Maile in Stuttgart. Later on Jazz studies at Jazzcampus Basel (CH) and IMCF Freiburg (DE) with Domenic Landolf, Mark Turner, Lutz Häfner, Daniel Blanc, Tom Timmler, Jorge Rossy, Larry Grenadier, Django Bates, Adrian Mears, Guillermo Klein and others. MA in music therapy at Universität der Künste, Berlin (DE). Performed with: Mark Turner, Jorge Rossy, SWR Symphonic Orchestra, Helge Schneider, Django Bates, Guillermo Klein, Ack van Rooyen, Domenic Landolf, Andi Haderer, Steffen Weber, The New York Voices, Randy Brecker, Bob Mintzer and others.

Sebastian maintains an open-minded approach to music, collaborating with musicians from diverse backgrounds and drawing inspiration from a variety of genres, including popular, improvised, classical, jazz, and contemporary music.
Currently, the main focus of his artistic endeavours lies with the long-standing quintet Monoglot. Former projects include the quintet Tonhaufen Deluxe for wich he acted as musical director.
As a music therapist, he contributes to healing work in clinical and outpatient settings.

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