About

Achim Seifert is a German-Turkish bassist and composer, born in 1985 in Germany. His father, a Turkish drummer, introduced him to music at an early age. After spending his youth playing experimental rock music, he increasingly discovered his passion and talent for jazz. In 2016, this talent was recognized with a nomination for the ECHO JAZZ Award (Best National Bassist).

Achim Seifert was the first electric bassist to study „Künstlerische Ausbildung“ at the University of Music and Theatre in Hanover and, at the age of 22, received a scholarship to study at the renowned Berklee College of Music in Boston. Two years later, he was able to learn from and collaborate for nine months with musicians as Oscar Stagnaro (Paquito D’Rivera), Lincoln Goines (Mike Stern), Hal Crook, David Fiuczynski, Andy McGhee, Dave Samuels, Sarah Brindell, and Eguie Castrillo (Jennifer Lopez).

The scholarship opened up a new perspective on jazz for him. During this period, he composed several pieces that were released upon his return on his much-praised debut album Plans to Wake Up on the Beach (2012). Further albums under his own name followed.

In 2010, Achim’s band, the Achim Seifert Project, won the Future Sounds competition at the „Leverkusener Jazztage" and appeared on the festival’s main stage in 2011, including a WDR broadcast recording.

The Achim Seifert Project has opened for jazz legends such as Randy Crawford and Christian McBride; in 2014, Achim Seifert had the honor of going on a world tour with Trilok Gurtu.

Outside of jazz, Achim appears as a bassist and songwriter on recordings by artists such as Udo Lindenberg, Max Mutzke, Leslie Clio, Annett Louisan, Zac Tenenbaum, Eko Fresh, B-Seite, and Flo Mega.

Achim has been teaching in the jazz program at Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences since 2014.