About

Achim Seifert is a German/Turkish bassist and composer who was born in 1985 in Germany. After falling in love with experimental rock music, he finally turned over to jazz at a young age.

After school, he studied at the “Hochschule für Musik und Theater” in Hannover with Lars Hansen and Detlef Beier. Furthermore, Achim studied bass at the “Berklee College of Music” in Boston on a scholarship, taking lessons and working with musicians like Oscar Stagnaro, Lincoln Goines, Hal Crook, David Fiuczynski, Andy McGhee, Dave Samuels, Sarah Brindell, Eguie Castrillo, Wayne Krantz and many more.

After his debut record Plans to Wake Up on the Beach (which had a remarkable impact on the scene), his second album ...noticed my heart was officially released in 2015.

In October 2010, the Achim Seifert Project (A.S.P.) won the 1st prize at the national competition Future Sounds, hosted by one of Europe’s biggest jazz festivals, the Leverkusener Jazztage.

Aside from that, Achim is teaching bass and ensemble classes at the University of Music in Osnabrück.

In 2014, he was asked by jazz legend Trilok Gurtu to tour with his band — a massive honor and unique chance for him to grow both musically and personally.

In 2016, he was nominated for the ECHO Jazz Award (best national bassist), the German equivalent of the Grammys.

His third album Versus was released in 2018.

In 2023, his fourth album Dünyalar as a leader was released.

Besides playing live, Achim had the pleasure to participate in both studio and composition work for pop artists like Udo Lindenberg, Max Mutzke, Alvaro Soler, Joy Denalane and Nils Wülker.