Klaus Kugel

drums, percussion

phone: + 49 2264 40 49 461
mobile: + 49 173 25 450 25
email: mail [at] klauskugel.com

Concerts

email: mail[at]klauskugel.com
phone: +49 2264 4049461
mobile: +49 173 25 450 25

Selected festivals & concerts

2010 - SHIROKOV-RAMOND-KUGEL : Igor Shirokov (flh), Christian Ramond (b), Klaus Kugel (dr)
July-25, 18:00, Darmstadt, Jazz Institut - Open Air, Germany

2010 - CONNIE CROTHERS QUARTET : Connie Crothers (p), Richard Tabnik (as), Ken Filiano (b), Klaus Kugel (dr)
May-06, Ekaterinburg, Ural Cultural Center (Russia, Siberia)
May-07, Greiz, Jazz Festival (Germany)

2010 - ELLIOTT LEVIN QUARTET : Elliott Levin (ts, ss, fl, voc), Simone Weissenfels (p, synth) Jair-Rohm Parker Wells (e-b), Klaus Kugel (dr)
April-17, Nordhausen, Jazz Festival, Germany

2010 - ZIMPEL-TOKAR-KUGEL : Waclaw Zimpel (cl, bcl, taragota), Mark Tokar (b), Klaus Kugel (dr)
March-13, Lviv, Dzyga, Ukraine

2010 - SCHÜCKENS-ZÖLLNER-KUGEL : Rainald Schückens (bcl, cl), Stefan Zöllner (keyb, pc), Klaus Kugel (perc, dr)
March-11, Duesseldorf, Museum Kunst Palast, Germany

2010 - YATOKU : Yuri Yaremchuk (ss, ts, cl, bcl), Mark Tokar (b), Klaus Kugel (dr)
March-6, Koeln, NOZART XIV, Germany
March-7, Waldbröl, Kultgenossen @ JUBS, Germany

2010 - GLOD / PIKET - QUARTET : Robi Glod (as, ss), Roberta Piket (p), Mark Tokar (b), Klaus Kugel (dr)
February-24, Strasbourg, L'Artichaut, France
February-25, Dudelange, Op Der Schmelz, Luxembourg
February-26, Koeln, Loft, Germany

2010 - STEFAN HEIDTMANN PROJECT : Reiner Winterschladen (tp), Gerd Dudek (ts), Stefan Heidtmann (p, comp), Dieter Manderscheid (b), Klaus Kugel (dr)
February-20, Wittlich, Jazzclub, Germany

2010 - UNDIVIDED : Waclaw Zimpel (cl, bcl, taragota), Robert Kusiolek (accordeon), Mark Tokar (b), Klaus Kugel (dr)
February-13, Bergneustadt, SchauspielHaus, Germany

2010 - UNDIVIDED : Waclaw Zimpel (cl, bcl, taragota), André (voc), Bobby Few (p), Mark Tokar (b), Klaus Kugel (dr)
February-08, Ulm, Stadthaus, Germany

2010 - THE LONDON TOURBILLION : Reeves Gabrels (e-g), Jaron Lanier (p, fl, cl, sax, electronics), Jair-Rohm Parker Wells (e-b), Klaus Kugel (dr)
February-03, London, VORTEX, UK

2009 - VYSNIAUSKAS / YAKSHIEVA / KUGEL : Petras Vysniauskas (ss), Maral Yakshieva (p), Klaus Kugel (dr, perc)
December-1, Moscow, DOM - Solomon Mykhoels International Art Festival, Russia

2009 - GLOD-RAMOND-KUGEL : Roby Glod (as, ss), Christian Ramond (b), Klaus Kugel (dr)
November-18, Bergneustadt, SchauspielHaus, Germany

2009 - WRAFTER / TOKAR / KUGEL : Tony Wrafter (sax), Mark Tokar (b), Klaus Kugel (dr)
October-12, Kracow, KRACOW JAZZ FALL @ Alchemia, Poland

2009 - UNDIVIDED : Waclav Zimpel (cl, bcl, taragota, comp), Perry Robinson (cl), Bobby Few (p), Mark Tokar (b), Klaus Kugel (dr)
September-28, Poznan, "Dragon", Poland
September-29, Warsaw, Teatr Academia, Poland
October-01, Lviv, Festival "Сontrasts" @ Philharmony, Ukraine

2009 - MICHEL PILZ / PERRY ROBINSON - QUARTET : Michel Pilz (bcl), Perry Robinson (cl), Christian Ramond (b), Klaus Kugel (dr)
Sept-26, Prague, 4. Free Jazz Festival, Czech Republic

2009 - LICHT : Ute Kaiser (voice), Rainald Schueckens (bcl, cl), Klaus Kugel (perc)
Sept-19, Muehlheim an der Ruhr, Kreuzkirche, Germany

2009 - STEFAN HEIDTMANN PROJECT : Reiner Winterschladen (tp), Gerd Dudek (ts), Stefan Heidtmann (p, comp), Dieter Manderscheid (b), Klaus Kugel (dr)
August-22, , SchauspielHaus, Bergneustadt, Germany

2009 - COHN / ZIMPEL / RAMOND / KUGEL : Steve Cohn (p, shakuhachi), Waclav Zimpel (cl, bcl, taragota), Christian Ramond (b), Klaus Kugel (dr)
August-01, Leeiden, Tuinzaal van de Burght, Netherland

2009 - VYSNIAUSKAS / TOKAR / KUGEL : Petras Vysniauskas (ss), Mark Tokar (b), Klaus Kugel (dr)
July-18, Glauchau, Jazz Festival, Germany

2009 - COHN / RAMOND / KUGEL : Steve Cohn (p, shakuhachi, fl), Christian Ramond (b), Klaus Kugel (dr)
June-27, SchauspielHaus, Bergneustadt, Germany

2009 - HORIZONTE : Ute Kaiser (voice), Rainald Schückens (bcl, cl), Klaus Kugel (perc)
June-21, 16:00, 8. Bücherfest Müllenbach, Ev. Church, Germany

2009 - GLOD / PIKET / TOKAR / KUGEL : Robi Glod (as, ss), Roberta Piket (p), Mark Tokar (b), Klaus Kugel (dr)
May-24, Bergneustadt, SchauspielHaus, Germany
May-26, Lviv, Philharmony, Ukraine

2009 - ANDRÉ / TOKAR / KUGEL : André (voice), Mark Tokar (b), Klaus Kugel (perc, sound objects)
May-20, 18:00, Church St. Mariä Namen, Engelskirchen-Osberghausen, Germany

2009 - LEVIN / PARKER WELLS / KUGEL : Elliott Levin (ts, ss, fl, voc), Jair-Rohm Parker Wells (b), Klaus Kugel (dr)
May-08, Greifswald, Nordischer Klang 2009 @ Musikfabrik, Germany
May-09, Berlin, ACUD, Germany

2009 - YATOKU : Yuri Yaremchuk - (ss, ts,cl, bcl),  Mark Tokar (b),  Klaus Kugel (dr)
May-3, Lublin, Jazz Festival, Poland

2009 - GANELIN TRIO PRIORITY : Vyacheslav Ganelin (p, syn), Petras Vysniauskas (ss), Klaus Kugel (dr)
April-21-09, Marburg, Kulturladen KFZ, Germany
April-25-09, Edmonton AB, Yardbird Suite, Canada
April-26-09, Vancouver BC, Norman Rothstein Theatre, Canada

2009 - WACLAV ZIMPEL QUARTET - "The Passion" : Waclav Zimpel (cl, bcl, taragota, comp), Bobby Few (p), Mark Tokar (b), Klaus Kugel (dr)
April-07, Poznan, "Dragon", Poland
April-08, Torun, " Drwor Artusa", Poland
April-09, Gdynia, "Ucho", Poland

2009 - VERSUCHUNGEN : Ute Kaiser (voice), Rainald Schückens (bcl, cl), Klaus Kugel (perc)
March-15, 18:00, Ründeroth, Katholic Church, Germany

2009 - STEFAN HEIDTMANN PROJECT : Reiner Winterschladen (tp), Gerd Dudek (ts), Stefan Heidtmann (p), Dieter Manderscheid (b), Klaus Kugel (dr)
March-07, Taubenbach, Zoglau 3 - Raum fuer Musik, Germany

2009 - PO ROZHDESTVU : Natalka Polovynka, Uliana Horbachevska, Olena Kostyluk (voices), Klaus Kugel (percussions, sound objects)
January-31, Lviv, Philharmony, Ukraine
February-04, Lviv, Church of St. Clement Sheptytskyj, Ukraine
February-06, Kiew, Tchaikovsky National Music Academy, Ukraine

2008 - VYSNIAUSKAS / TOKAR / KUGEL : Petras Vysniauskas (ss), Mark Tokar (b), Klaus Kugel (dr)
December-12, Lviv, Festival JazzBezz @ Philharmony, Ukraine

2008 - THE JAZZ BRIDGE : Sergey Pron (tp), Robert Anchipolovsky (sax), Denis Pashkevich (sax), Andrey Razin (p, syn), Igor Ivanushkin (b), Klaus Kugel (dr)
November-30, Jerusalem, 5th Int. Jazz Festival "Jazz-Globus", Israel

2008 - EX-LIBRIS : Vyacheslav Ganelin (p, syn), Victor Fonarov (b), Klaus Kugel (dr)
November-28, Tel Aviv, LEVONTIN 7, Israel

2008 - SECOND APPROACH : Tatyana Komova (voc) , Andrey Razin (p, syn), Igor Ivanushkin (b), Klaus Kugel (dr)
November-26, Jerusalem, 5th Int. Jazz Festival "Jazz-Globus", Israel

2008 - EX-LIBRIS : Vyacheslav Ganelin (p, syn), Sergey Pron (tp), Victor Fonarov (b), Klaus Kugel (dr)
November-26, Jerusalem, 5th Int. Jazz Festival "Jazz-Globus", Israel

2008 - WESELE : Natalka Polovynka (voc), Ulyana Horbachevska (voc), Petras Vysniauskas (ss), Klaus Kugel (perc)
November-6, Greek Orthodox Parish Church of the Raising of the Cross of God, Wroclaw, Poland (org. by Instytut im. Jerzego Grotowskiego)

2008 - KAN : Makiko Tominaga (butoh dance), Petras Vysniauskas (ss), Klaus Kugel (dr, perc, sound objects)
November-1, Koeln, Museum fuer Ostasiatische Kunst / Lange Nacht der Koelner Museen, Germany

2008 - CHARLES GAYLE TRIO : Charles Gayle (as, ts, bcl), Hilliard Greene (b), Klaus Kugel (dr)
October-10, Tours, Jazz Festival, France
October-12, Vilnius, Jazz Festival, Lithuania
October-15, Krakow, Jazz Fall Festival @ Alchemia, Poland
October-17, Zaporizhzhya, DK "Metalurgov", Ukraine
October-18, St. Petersburg, SKIF, Russia
October-19, Kaliningrad, Club Universal, Russia
October-20, Moscow, Cultural Center DOM, Russia
October-21, Muenchen, Unterfahrt, Germany

2008 - GANELIN TRIO PRIORITY : Vyacheslav Ganelin (p, syn), Petras Vysniauskas (ss), Klaus Kugel (dr)
September-22, Cottbus, Oben Kino, Germany

2008 - YATOKU : Yuri Yaremchuk (ts, ss, cl, bcl), Mark Tokar (b), Klaus Kugel (dr)
September-11, Lviv, "15th Forum Of Publishers", Ukraine
September-20, Yaroslavl, Festival "Architecture Of Movement", Russia

2008 - MICHEL PILZ TRIO : Michel Pilz (bcl), Christian Ramond (b), Klaus Kugel (dr)
August-29, Wuppertal, ort e.V. (Peter Kowald Gesellschaft), Germany

2008 - LEVIN / PARKER-WELLS / KUGEL : Elliott Levin (ts, fl), Jair-Rohm Parker Wells (e-b), Klaus Kugel (dr)
August-14, Berlin, ACUD Sessioncafe Germany
August-15, Berlin, Black Box, Germany
August-16, Bad Doberan, ZAPPANALE Festival, Germany

2008 - HANSCHEL-HEIDTMANN-KUGEL : Roger Hanschel (sax), Stefan Heidtmann (keyb, syn), Klaus Kugel (dr, perc, sound objects)
August-10, Waldbröl, Ev. Kirche, Germany

2008 - NATALKA : Natalka Polovinka (voc), Yuriy Yaremchuk (ts, ss, cl, bcl), Mark Tokar (b), Klaus Kugel (dr, perc)
June-22, Bochum, SilentArt Festival, Germany

2008 - GANELIN TRIO PRIORITY : Vyacheslav Ganelin (p, syn), Petras Vysniauskas (ss), Klaus Kugel (dr)
June-20, Bochum, SilentArt Festival, Germany

2008 - GANELIN TRIO PRIORITY : Vyacheslav Ganelin (p, syn), Petras Vysniauskas (ss), Klaus Kugel (dr)
April-23-2008, Zagreb, Jazz Festival, Croatia

2008 - MOONDOC-CAMPBELL-GREENE-KUGEL : Jemeel Moondoc (as), Roy Campbell (tp, flh, fl), Hilliard Greene (b), Klaus Kugel (dr)
Europe tour:
april-04-2008, Berikon, Jazztomate, Switzerland
april-05-2008, Milano, Gheroarte, Italy
april-07-2008, Celje, Celjski Dom, Slovenia
april-08-2008, Graz, Stockwerk, Austria
april-10-2008, Lugano, Radio Swizzera (Studio 2), Switzerland
april-11-2008, Vilnius, Lithuania
april-12-2008, Berlin, Rebirth @ Lovelite, Germany
april-13-2008, Berlin, Rebirth @ Lovelite, Germany
april-14-2008, Cottbus, ObenKino, Germany
april-15-2008, Bochum, Stanzwerk, Germany
april-17-2008, Bucarest, Jazz Festival, Romania
april-19-2008, Ilmenau, Jazz Festival, Germany

2008 - VYSNIAUSKAS-TOKAR-KUGEL : Petras Vysniauskas (ss), Mark Tokar (b), Klaus Kugel (dr)
March-22-2008, Kharkov, Jazz Festival, Ukraine
March-23-2008, Zaporizhzhya, DK "Metalurgov", Ukraine

2007 - FIVE SPOT : Petras Vysniauskas (ss), Yuri Yaremchuk (ts, cl, bcl), Roberta Piket (p), Mark Tokar (b), Klaus Kugel (dr)
December-8, Lviv, Jazz Festival BEZZ, Ukraine
December-9, Sanok, Jazz Festival BEZZ, Poland

2007 - THEO JÖRGENSMANN QUARTET : Theo Jörgensmann (cl), Christopher Dell (vib), Christian Ramond (b), Klaus Kugel (dr)
November-17, Winterthur, Switzerland

2007 - MATTHEW SHIPP TRIO : Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b), Klaus Kugel (dr)
November-14-2007, Nevers, Jazz Festival, France

2007 - EVANS-HEBERER-MANDERSCHEID-KUGEL : Peter Evans (tp), Thomas Heberer (tp), Dieter Manderscheid (b), Klaus Kugel (dr)
November-12-2007, Koeln, Loft, Germany

2007 - BELOGENIS-BERGER-LINDBERG-KUGEL : Louie Belogenis (ts), Karl Berger (vib), John Lindberg (b), Klaus Kugel (dr)
October-26-2007, concert at Jazz at the Seaport, NYC, USA

2007 - CARNIVAL SKIN : Perry Robinson (cl), Peter Evans (tp), Bruce Eisenbeil (g), Hilliard Greene (b), Klaus Kugel (dr)
EDGEFEST 2007, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

2007 - POKSIS & BUTSHKYS : _
POKSIS: Petras Vysniauskas (ss), Juozas Milasius (g), Vladimir Volkov (b), Klaus Kugel (dr)
BUTSHKYS: Petras Vysniauskas (ss), Mircea Tiberian (p), Mark Tokar (b), Klaus Kugel (dr)
Free Jazz Festival Prague 2007 @ Csassa Gelmy, Czech Republic

2007 - ROBERTSON-GLOD-RAMOND-KUGEL : Herb Robertson - trumpets
Roby Glod - alto & soprano saxophones
Christian Ramond - double bass
Klaus Kugel - drums
Sept-2007, CD live recording @ Kunstwerk, Cologne, Germany

2007 - GANELIN TRIO PRIORITY : Vyacheslav Ganelin (p, syn, perc), Petras Vysniauskas (ss), Klaus Kugel (dr)
Ujbuda Jazz Festival @ A38, Budapest, Hungary

2007 - KAISER-KUGEL : Tage Neuer Musik Bochum, Germany
Ute Kaiser (voice) & Klaus Kugel (percussion, gongs, sound objects)

2007 - ANTONI DONCHEV PROJECT : VILNIUS FESTIVALIS 2007 @ National Philharmonie, Lithuania (TV recording)
World premiere of Antoni Donchev's composition "NOW AND NEVER - SKETCHES FOR JAZZ QUINTET AND ORCHESTRA" :
SANKT CHRISTOPHER CHAMBER ORCHESTRA - conductor: Donatus Katkus
Petras Vysniauskas - soprano saxophone
Eric Vloeimans - trumpet, fluegelhorn
Antoni Donchev - piano
John Lindberg - double bass
Klaus Kugel - drums, percussion

2007 - GANELIN TRIO PRIORITY : Vyacheslav Ganelin (p, syn), Petras Vysniauskas (ss), Klaus Kugel (dr)
June 2007, Vision Festival XII, NYC, and tour in USA

2007 - BALTIC QUARTET : Jazznight Lüneburg 2007
Petras Vysniauskas (ss), Bobo Stenson (p), Vladimir Volkov (b, viola da gamba), Klaus Kugel (dr, perc)

2007 - KAN : SilentArt Festival Bochum 2007, Germany
Makiko Tominaga (butoh dance), Petras Vysniauskas (ss), Klaus Kugel (perc, sound objects)

2007 - CHARLES GAYLE TRIO : Europe tour with
Charles Gayle (ts, bcl), Hilliard Greene (b), Klaus Kugel (dr)
April-21-2007, Freiberg, Jazz Festival, Germany
April-22-2007, Koeln, Loft, Germany
April-23-2007, Eindhoven, Café Wilhelmina, Netherland
April-24-2007, Brugge, De Werf, Belgium
April-25-2007, Lodz, Club Jazzga, Poland
April-26-2007, Wroclaw, Club Rura, Poland
April-27-2007, Willisau, Jazz Festival, Foroom, Switzerland
April-28-2007, Györ, Mediawave Festival, Hungary
April-29-2007, Chemnitz, Germany
April-30-2007, Cottbus, Germany

2007 - GANELIN TRIO PRIORITY : Vyacheslav Ganelin (p, syn), Petras Vysniauskas (ss), Klaus Kugel (dr)
April-13-2007, Berlin, Ballhaus, Germany
April-15-2007, Kracow, Alchemia, Poland
April-16-2007, Magdeburg, Jazz in der Kammer, Germany

2007 - Vysniauskas-Tokar-Kugel : Jazz Festival 'JEDNIST' 2007, Kiev, Ukraine
Petras Vysniauskas (ss), Mark Tokar (b), Klaus Kugel (dr)

2006 - Vysniauskas-Iyer-Greene-Kugel : December-29-2006, National Philharmonie Vilnius, Lithuania
Petras Vysniauskas (ss) - Vijay Iyer (p) - Hilliard Greene (b) - Klaus Kugel (dr)

2006 - Yatoku : Jazz Festival Bezz 2006 & tour in Ukraine and Poland
Yuri Yaremchuk (ts, ss, cl, bcl), Mark Tokar (b), Klaus Kugel (dr)

2006 - Ganelin Trio Priority : Europe tour with
Vyacheslav Ganelin (p, syn), Petras Vysniauskas (ss), Klaus Kugel (dr)
November-02-2006, Erfurt, Cityhall, Jazzmeile Thueringen, Germany
November-04-2006, Magdeburg, Projekt Sieben, Germany
November-05-2006, Ljubljana, Cankarjev Dom, Slovenija
November-08-2006, Vienna, Porgy & Bess, Austria
November-10-2006, Lugano, Radio Svizzera (live broadcasting), Switzerland
November-11-2006, Milano, Camera del Lavoro, Italy
November-12-2006, Esslingen, Kulturzentrum Dieselstrasse, Germany
November-13-2006, Vilnius, Kotrynos Church, Lithuania

2006 - Albrecht Maurer Quartet : Jazz Festival Nanjing
Albrecht Maurer (v), Stefan Heidtmann (p), Peter Schönfeld (b), Klaus Kugel (dr)

2006 - Second Approach : RADIO CULTURA MOSCOW - Live broadcasting all over Russia & concert in Kalyga, Russia, September 2006
Andrej Razin (p), Tatyana Komova (voc), Igor Ivanushkin (b), Klaus Kugel (dr)

2006 - Germany-Hungary Special Project : Jazz Festival Sankt Wendel 2006
Michael Riessler (ss, cl), Zoltan Lantos (v), Kálmán Balogh (cimbalom), Klaus Kugel (dr, perc)

2006 - Antoni Donchev Project : Jazznight Lüneburg
Eric Vloeimans (tp), Antoni Donchev (p), Christian Ramond (b), Klaus Kugel (dr)

2006 - Michel Pilz Quartet : Internationales Jazz Open Air Glauchau, Germany
Michel Pilz (bcl), Itaru Oki (tp, fl), Christian Ramond (b), Klaus Kugel (dr)

2006 - Carnival Skin : Jazz Festival Montréal, Canada @ Musée d'Art Contemporain de Montréal
Perry Robinson (cl), Peter Evans (tp), Bruce Eisenbeil (g), Hill Greene (b), Klaus Kugel (dr)

2006 - STEVE SWELL QUINTET : Vision Festival XI 2006, NYC, USA
Steve Swell (tb), Sabir Mateen (ts, as, fl, cl, acl), John Blum (p), Matthew Heyner (b), Klaus Kugel (dr)

2006 - STEVE SWELL QUARTET : Kerava Jazz Festival 2006, Finnland & tour in Austria, Switzerland, Poland
Steve Swell (tb), Sabir Mateen (ts, as, fl, cl, acl), Matthew Heyner (b), Klaus Kugel (dr)

2006 - Antoni Donchev Project : Jazz Festival Idar Oberstein
Eric Vloeimans (tp), Antoni Donchev (p), Christian Ramond (b), Klaus Kugel (dr)

2006 - Kotodama, Ironaxe : SilentArt-Festival Bochum 2006
Kotodama: Albrecht Maurer (v, gothic fiddle), Norbert Rodenkirchen (midieval flutes, harp), Makiko Tominaga (butoh dance)
Ironaxe: Roby Glod (as, ss), Bruce Eisenbeil (g), Kent Carter (b), Klaus Kugel (dr)

2006 - POKSIS : EUROPHONICS 2006 - BALTIKUM & tour in Germany (WDR recording)
Petras Vysniauskas (ss), Juozas Milasius (g), Vladimir Volkov (b), Klaus Kugel (dr)

2006 - STEFAN HEIDTMANN PROJECT : Jazz Festival Freiberg
Thomas Heberer (tp), Gerd Dudek (ts), Stefan Heidtmann (p), Dieter Manderscheid (b), Klaus Kugel (dr)

2006 - Bruce Eisenbeil Quartet : Concert @ THE STONE, NYC, USA, march 2006
Ellery Eskelin (ts), Bruce Eisenbeil (g), Alex Blake (b), Klaus Kugel (dr)

2006 - MICHEL PILZ TRIO : Other Jazz Festival, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Michel Pilz (bcl), Christian Ramond (b), Klaus Kugel (dr)

2006 - Windsleepers : Fringe Festival 2006, Theatre National, Luxembourg
Glod-Clément-Heidtmann-Schönfeld-Kugel

2005 - Ornaments Of Light Aand Sound : Festival "Die 3. Art" Wuppertal, Germany
Makiko Tominaga (dance), Roger hanschel (as), Stefan heidtmann (keyb), Klaus Kugel (perc)

2005 - Shilkloper-Maurer-Kugel : "Die Musiknacht Köln 2005"
Arkady Shilkloper / Albrecht Maurer / Klaus Kugel

2005 - Lechner-Vapirov-Volkov-Kugel : Jeunesse Festival 2005 - "Über Grenzen" Vienna, Austria
Otto Lechner, Anatoly Vapirov, Vladimir Volkov, Klaus Kugel

2005 - Petras Vysniauskas & Klaus Kugel : Litauische Kulturtage in Hamburg 2005 / "Lieben Sie Litauen? @ Literaturhaus Hamburg, Germany
Duo: Petras Vysniauskas & Klaus Kugel

2005 - Vysniauskas-Volkov-Kugel-Gaivoronsky : International Peter & Paul Jazz Festival 2005, St. Petersburg, Russia
Petras Vysniauskas, Vladimir Volkov, Klaus Kugel & Vyacheslav Gaivoronsky

2005 - Steve Swell Quartet : Jazz Festival Montréal, Canada @ Musée d'Art Contemporain de Montréal
Steve Swell Quartet w/ Sabir Mateen, Matthew Heyner, Klaus Kugel

2005 - Michel Pilz Quartet : Jazz Festival Eldena 2005, Germany
Michel Pilz (bcl), Itaru Oki (tp, fl), Christian Ramond (b), Klaus Kugel (dr)

2005 - GANELIN TRIO PRIORITY : Vyacheslav Ganelin (p, synt., perc), Petras Vysniauskas (ss), Klaus Kugel (dr, perc)
Festival Jazz Hope 2005, Vilnius, Lithuania, @ Lithuanian National Philharmonie
Greizer JazzWerk #6, 2005, Greiz, Germany

2005 - Various artists : Neue Musik Klangwelten Mülheim / Ruhr
with Robert Dick, Sebastian Gramss, Albrecht Maurer, Norbert Rodenkirchen

2005 - Steve Swell Quartet : Freiberger Jazztage & tour in Germany / Netherland
Sabir Mateen, Matthew Heyner, Klaus Kugel

2005 - Various artists : Kasseler Symposium zu Aktueller Musik
with Geraldine Keller, Robert Dick, Petras Vysniauskas, Adam Simmons, Ursel Schlicht, Reuben Radding, Tanya Kalmanovitch a.o..

2005 - Baltic Trio : Jazz Welten Dresden
Petras Vysniauskas, Vladimir Volkov & Klaus Kugel

2004 - Ganelin Trio Priority : Festival "Die 3. Art" Wuppertal
Ganelin-Vysniauskas-Kugel

2004 - Ganelin Trio Priority : Jazzmeile Thüringen
Ganelin-Vysniauskas-Kugel

2004 - Various artists : Pazaislis Music Festival Kaunas
Bartulis-Vysniauskas-Milasius-Kugel & Kaunas State Choir & Kaunas String Quartet

2004 - Sequence : Jazz im Palmengarten Frankfurt &
Festival Quedlinburger Musiksommer 2004
Antoni Donchev (p, comp), Eric Vloeimans (tp), Glen Moore (b), Klaus Kugel (dr)

2004 - Viocal : Jazz Night Lüneburg

2004 - GANELIN TRIO PRIORITY : Eurojazz XXI Moscow 2004
Ganelin-Vysniauskas-Kugel

2004 - Baltic Quartet : Nordischer Klang Greifswald
Vysniauskas-Stenson-Volkov-Kugel

2004 - Baltic Quartet : FABRIK, Hamburg
Vysniauskas-Stenson-Volkov-Kugel

2004 - Vysniauskas International Quintet : Prezidento Rumu Festivalis Vilnius 2004
may-9-2004, Vilnius, Lithuania, Courtyard of the Presidential Palace
with Petras Vysniauskas (ss), Steve Swell (tb), Bobo Stenson (p), Christian Spering (b), Klaus Kugel (dr)

2003 - Bollmann-Carter-Maurer-Mickiewizc-Kugel : Neue Musik in der Friedenskirche Köln 2003/2004, Cathedrals, a.o..

2003 - Vysniauskas-Stenson-Kugel : Jazz Festival Leipzig 2003
Petras Vysniauskas (soprano saxophone), Bobo Stenson (church organ) Klaus Kugel (drums, sound objects and percussion)

2003 - Viocal : Jazz Festival Konstanz

2003 - Viocal : Vom Balkan bis zum Baltikum, Stuttgart, Theater Haus

2003 - John Law Quartet : International Jazz Festival of Coimbra, Portugal
Paul Dunmall (ts+ss), John Law (p), Alec Dankworth (b), Klaus Kugel (dr)

2003 - New Music Summer 2003 : Ornaments Of Light And Sound, Syntopia Quartet, a.o..

2003 - Theo Jörgensmann Quartet : Intl Jazz Festival Vancouver

2003 - Theo Jörgensmann Quartet : Intl Jazz Festival Edmonton

2003 - Theo Jörgensmann Quartet : Intl Jazz Festival Montréal

2003 - Theo Jörgensmann Quartet : Intl Music Festival San Francisco

2003 - Theo Jörgensmann Quartet : Westfälisches Musikfest

2003 - Theo Jörgensmann Quartet : Jazz Festival Greiz

2003 - Albrecht Maurer Quartet : Jazz Festival Lüneburg 2003
Albrecht Maurer (v), Bobo Stenson (p), Kent Carter (b), Klaus Kugel (dr)

2003 - JOHN LAW PROJECT : Tour in UK
John Law (p), Michel Pilz (bcl), John Lloyd (as,ss), Christian Ramond (b), Klaus Kugel (dr)

2003 - POKSIS : Jazz Festival Kaunas
with Petras Vysniauskas (ss), Bobo Stenson (p), Katrin Mickiewicz (v, voc, comp), Skirmantas Sasnauskas (tb), Kent Carter (b), Klaus Kugel (dr)

2002 - Viocal : "intersonanzen" / Brandenburgisches Fest Der Neuen Musik

2002 - Theo Jörgensmann Quartet : Jazz Festival Würzburg

2002 - Theo Jörgensmann Quartet : Jazz Festival Nanjing & tour in China

2002 - Petras Vysniauskas Project : Leigo Järvemuusika 2002, Estland

2002 - Various artists : VILNIUS FESTIVALIS 2002 @ National Philharmonie, Lithuania (TV recording)
Petras Vysniauskas (ss), Reiner Winterschladen (tp), John Law (p), Vladimir Volkov (b), Klaus Kugel (dr)

2002 - Stefan Heidtmann Project : Jazz Festival Greiz 2002
Dudek, Winterschladen, Heidtmann, Rek, Kugel

2002 - Stefan Heidtmann Project : Euro Jazz Festival Mexico 2002 & tour in Mexico
Dudek, Winterschladen, Heidtmann, Rek, Kugel

2002 - Viocal : Jazz Line Munich

2002 - European Echoes : Rheinisches Musikfest
Maurer, Jörgensmann, Wierbos, Stenson, Carter, Kugel

2002 - Glen Moore & Friends : Rheinisches Musikfest

2002 - Stefan Heidtmann Project : JazzArt 2002
Dudek, Winterschladen, Heidtmann, Rek, Kugel

2001 - Theo Jörgensmann Quartet : Tour in USA & Canada

2001 - Vysniauskas-Mariano-Jörgensmann-Berger-Carter-Kugel : NDR Jazz 2001

2001 - Vysniauskas-Mariano-Jörgensmann-Berger-Carter-Kugel : Jazz Woche Hannover 2001
Vysniauskas-Mariano-Jörgensmann-Berger-Carter-Kugel

2001 - Theo Jörgensmann Quartet & Reiner Winterschladen : Jazz Night Lüneburg

2001 - BLACK SEA CONNECTION : Open Jazz Meeting Lohmar
Maurer/Vapirov/Izmailov/Hübsch/Horvath/Kugel

2000 - Theo Jörgensmann Quartet : Jazz Festival Varna

2000 - Theo Jörgensmann Quartet & Eric Vloeimans : Duisburger Akzente

2000 - Theo Jörgensmann Quartet : Jazz Night Lüneburg

1999 - Michel Pilz Trio : Euro-Syrian Jazz Festival in Damascus & Aleppo

1999 - VYSNIAUSKAS-VOLKOV-KUGEL : Moscow Off Jazz 1999

1999 - Vysniauskas-Berger-Carter-Kugel : Jazz Festival Eldena 1999
Petras Vysniauskas, Karl Berger, Kent Carter, Klaus Kugel

1999 - GANELIN TRIO PRIORITY : European Music Festival Münsterland 1999
Ganelin-Vysniauskas-Kugel

1999 - Theo Jörgensmann Quartet : Rheinisches Musikfest 1999
Theo Jörgensmann Quartet & Petras Vysniauskas

1999 - Petras Vysniauskas Quartet & Sankt Christopher Chamber Orchestra : JazzFest Berlin 1999
Petras Vysniauskas Quartet feat: Karl Berger, Kent Carter, Klaus Kugel

1999 - Petras Vysniauskas Quartet : Mare Balticum 1999
Petras Vysniauskas Quartet feat: Karl Berger, Kent Carter, Klaus Kugel

1999 - Theo Jörgensmann Quartet :
Du Murier Festival Int.l De Jazz Montreal
Du Murier Festival Intl. De Jazz Vancouver

1999 - Michel Pilz / Zbigniew Namyslowski - Quartet : Concert @ Jazz Café London

1999 - Petras Vysniauskas Quartet : Offene Welten Köln
Petras Vysniauskas Quartet feat: Karl Berger, Kent Carter, Klaus Kugel

1999 - Theo Jörgensmann Quartet & Lee Konitz : Jazz Festival Muenster 1999

1998 - Theo Jörgensmann Quartet : Jazz Podium Ruhr

1998 - Theo Jörgensmann Quartet & Kenny Wheeler :
Klap Op De Vuurpejl Amsterdam 1998
Paranoia Festival Tilburg 1998

1998 - Theo Jörgensmann "FELLOWSHIP" :
feat.: Petras Vysniauskas (ss), Karl Berger (vib, p), Charlie Mariano (as), Theo Jörgensmann (cl), Klaus Kugel (dr), Kent Carter (b)
Solo Virtuos Gelsenkirchen 1998 @ Cityhall Wuppertal / WDR - live recording of the CD "FELLOWSHIP" (hatOLOGY 616)

1998 - Theo Jörgensmann Quartet & Kenny Wheeler : Solo Virtuos Gelsenkirchen

1998 - Theo Jörgensmann Quartet : Jazz Night Lueneburg

1998 - Various ensembles : Jazz Festival Lohmar
Maurer / Mariano - Quintet
Michel Pilz / Itaru Oki Quartet

1998 - Michel Pilz / Itaru Oki - Quartet : Jazz Festival Yokohama 1998 & tour in Japan

1997 - Kent Carter Project :
feat. Charlie Mariano, Albrecht Maurer, Karl Berger, Kent Carter, Klaus Kugel
Freiberger Jazztage 1997 & tour in Germany/Austria
Worms Jazzt 1997

1997 - NRW Klang Quartet : J.O.E. Festival Essen 1997

1997 - Theo Jörgensmann Quartet : Open Ohr Festival 1997

1996 - Michel Pilz Trio & Tomasz Stanko : Germany Tour incl. WDR recording in Moers

1994 - Vysniauskas/Jörgensmann - Quintet : Jazz Festival Chemnitz 1994

1994 - STANKO-VYSNIAUSKAS-VOLKOV-KUGEL : Jazz Festival Kaunas 1994
Petras Vysniauskas (ss) - Thomasz Stanko (tp) - Vladimir Volkov (b) - Klaus Kugel (dr)

1993 - DRAFT : Jazz Festival Vilnius 1993

1993 - Petras Vysniauskas Quartet : Jazz Festival Kaunas 1993

1991 - Praskin-Schubert-Ramond-Kugel : Jazz Festival Ilmenau 1991

1990 - VYSNIAUSKAS-RAMOND-KUGEL :
Musikfesttage Hoyerswerda
International Festival "Grenzgänge" Wolfsburg
Rheinisches Musikfest 1990 (WDR)
Jazz Festival Ilmenau 1990

1989 - Vysniauskas-Pilz-Oki-Ramond-Kugel : Jazz Festival Vilnius 1989 & tour in UdSSR

1989 - Michel Pilz / Itaru Oki - Quartet : Jazz Festival Sankt Ingbert

1988 - Michel Pilz Quintet : Jazz Festival Leipzig

1986 - Michel Pilz / Itaru Oki - Quartet : JazzHaus Festival Cologne
Jazz Festival Konstanz
& tour in Germany

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