Musician/Founder
Multi-hyphenate artist/educator and organic farmer Johannes Stange began playing the trumpet at the age of seven.
After receiving a classical education, he completed a Bachelor's degree in jazz trumpet under Prof. Stephan Zimmermann at the Mannheim University of Music and Performing Arts from 2007 to 2012, going on to pursue a Master's degree in jazz composition under Prof. Jürgen Friedrich.
His performances inclue stints with the German National Jazz Orchestra (BuJazzO) and he is the founder and MD of the Tangojazz Orchestra GOZO and the Oldtime Jazz Ensemble Little Vintage Orchestra.
He is also a founding member of the Oriental Jazz Ensemble LebiDerya.
In 2017, the trumpeter was awarded a scholarship from the Baden-Württemberg Art Foundation.
Johannes Stange lives in Mannheim, where he works as a trumpeter, arranger, and composer and runs a boutique organic farm.