Marzio Scholten Quartet

Guitarist Marzio Scholten is considered one of the most talented and promising jazzmen on the contemporary European scene – both as a guitarist and as a composer. His creations are characterized by a beautiful melodic feel combined with a modern sound and rhythmic approach. Improvisation has an important place in his music – as does his methodology of mixing modern jazz with elements from other musical genres. In this respect, his music can be described as contemporary creative jazz or, more correctly, simply as contemporary music: deep, intense and full of colour. The Marzio Scholten Quartet formed in 2003 and is the guitarist's longest-running band. Although the quartet has gone through various changes of its members, during its course, it remains the core of Marzio Scholten's music and with it appears in concerts and festivals of international level...