Maike Scheel
Double Bass

It was pure chance that I got hold of my first bass. The chance acquaintance evolved into a deep passion. After the first notes on the E-bass in Pop and Funk bands, musical excursions on the double bass in the Jazz and world music followed. My love of the E-Bass accompanied me during my whole of my student days. This was “Hanns Eisler” at the University of Music in Berlin and at the “Bass Collective” in New York.

Today I play mainly for Swing, Jazz and Salsa bands, where I can devote myself to my second passion, composition and arrangements.

Jazz festival Montreux 2005 with the Salsa band Mi Solar,

Renewed Invitation for 2006

Jazz festival “Jazz Plaza” in Havanna, Cuba

Radio entrance at Radio Multikulti, Jazz Radio Berlin and NDR

Engagements at the “Theater at Kurfürstendamm”, the national theatre Cottbus, “Theater Frankfurt/Oder”, “Theater Brandenburg”

Winner of the Senate competition/individual sponsorship 2005 with personal compositions

Winner of the Senate competition/Studio project 2005 with the band Mi Solar

CD “Sunset Glow – bethree”, edition medley, GLM

Guest appearance as double bass player in the movie “Obsession” by Peter Sehr with Heike Makatsch

Foto: Milena Schlösser