Maxime Bender est né au Luxembourg en 1982.
Instruments: tenor, Soprano, Alto Saxophone, Flute, EWI (electronic woodwind instrument), Piano
Etudes: Musikhochschule Köln Graduated Jazz Saxophone & Jazz Composition/Arrangement with Wolfgang Engstfeld , Frank Reinshagen a.o. Conservatoire Royal de Bruxelles with Steve Houben, Jean Louis Rassinfosse a.o. Conservatoire National de Région in Strasbourg & CEDIM de Strasbourg With Roby Glod, Philippe Aubry, Michael Alizon , Bernard Struber a.o. Conservatoire de Luxembourg with Roby Glod, Erwin Vann a.o.
Références: DeeDee Bridgewater, Nigel Kennedy , Donny McCaslin, Lalo Shifrin, George Duke, David Binney, Will Vinson, Philipp van Endert, Pablo Held, Jonas Burgwinkel a.o.
Prix & nominations : Elie Music Award 2007 Nomination Eurodjango 2007 category “new talent” Compositon Award Tremplin Jazz /Avignon 2008 Finalist Futursound Competition Leverkusener Jazztage 2008 3rd place European Jazzprice Burghausen.
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