Eva Batt
Born in 1965 in Hamburg/Germany
Composer & pianist of contemporary music.
Member of
MELODIVA (female music networking)/Frankfurt|Germany.
Education / Studies
- Classical piano education with Professor Renate Gold and study preparation with Professor Martin Schrack in Stuttgart/Germany
- Jazz-studies at Berklee College of Music in Boston/USA with Professor Suzanna Sifter and Biff Smith
- Piano studies at the Jazz- and Rock-Schule Freiburg/Germany with Deviana Daudsjah and Philipp Moehrke
- Piano studies at the Johannes Gutenberg-University of Mainz/Germany with Professor Bernd Frank, Achim Kaufmann and Gabriel Bock (Diploma Jazz and jazz-related music)
- Additional education on the instruments:
Congas/Cajón (with Christoph Repp, Juan Bauste, Gerd Radecke, Mark Collazo, Conny Sommer)
Electric Bass (with Nicole Badila)
Functional vocal education (Rabine-concept)
Residencies / Scholarships / Awards
In the last couple of years, Eva Batt's compositions have furthermore been awarded by means of various work- and residency grants.
2023 Schwitzerland/Vättis (Canton St. Gallen)
Artist-in-Residence at the invitation of the association Skulpturenweg Vättis
Coordinated Scholarships – Eva Batt for composition & Christiane Schwarze for literature
2020 Germany/Soltau (Lüneburg Heath)
Culture Award Soltau Artist's Residency at the invitation of the city of Soltau and the association
Freundeskreis Künstlerwohnung (Aug./Sept.)
Coordinated Grants – Eva Batt for composition & Christiane Schwarze for literature
2019 Spain/El Hierro (Canary Island)
Composer-in-Residence (Nov./Dec.) at the invitation of casArte und BIMBACHE openART
Coordinated Residencies – Eva Batt for composition & Christiane Schwarze for literature
2019 Sweden/Visby (Gotland)
Artist's stay (Sept./Oct.): Audiobook recording with international artists (supported by GotlandsMusiken).
Completion of the project The Silence of the Shadows – Mosaic of a Search, which was funded by the
Baltic Center for Writers and Translators & Visby International Center for Composers (SE), Canton Valais
& artbellwald (CH) and Center d'Art Marnay Art Center/Fondation Ténot (F).
2018 Switzerland/Bellwald (Canton Valais)
Composer-in-Residence (Nov.+Dec.) at the invitation of the Canton of Valais and the
association artbellwald.ch
Coordinated Scholarships – Eva Batt for composition & Christiane Schwarze for literature
2018 Sweden/Visby (Gotland)
Composer-in-Residence (April/May) at the invitation of Visby International Centre for Composers (VICC)
Coordinated Grants (composition and literature) in cooperation with the
Baltic Center for Writers and Translators (with Christiane Schwarze as Writer-in-Residence)
2017 France/Marnay-sur-Seine (Region Champagne-Ardenne)
Composer-in-Residence (December) Centre d'Art Marnay Art Centre (CAMAC)
(sponsored by the Fondation Ténot)
Coordinated Residencies – Eva Batt for composition & Christiane Schwarze for literature
2017 Germany/Soltau (Lüneburg Heath)
Soltau Artist's Follow-up-Residency (Aug./Sept.) at the invitation of the city of Soltau and the association
Freundeskreis Künstlerwohnung
Coordinated Grants – Eva Batt for composition & Christiane Schwarze for literature
2015 Germany/Soltau (Lüneburg Heath)
Soltau Artist's Residency (Nov.) at the invitation of the city of Soltau and the association
Freundeskreis Künstlerwohnung
Coordinated Grants – Eva Batt for composition & Christiane Schwarze for literature
1999 Jugend jazzt with her schoolboy's combo (2nd place)
1996 Jugend jazzt with her schoolboy's combo (2nd place)
1989 1st German federal music party Trier with the Bigband Sindelfingen (1st place)
Composer & Pianist of contemporary music
Eva Batt's compositions arise from a deep need to transform experiences, feelings and atmospheres into her distinctive musical language. Openly, she encounters influences from other sound cultures and weaves stylistic elements from classical, jazz and world music into her works.
Her literary scorings are transformations from word to sound; transmissions of concrete literary statements and/or unspoken intentions between the lines. In doing so the composer feels the tradition of tone poems, especially for chamber music ensembles. Look also at: More about her Compositional Approach
As a pianist, she fascinates by the change from lightness and transparency to powerful attacks. Playful presence gives rise to atmospheric density.
Numerous musically staged readings with her duo TonSatz in Germany, Luxembourg, Sweden, Spain and Switzerland.
In addition, numerous performances in different formations (piano trio, quartet/quintet, big band) in Germany, Italy and the USA.
Duo TonSatz
Because of Eva Batt’s particular focus on literature and her intention to “tell stories” with her music, she and the author Christiane Schwarze decided to form a literary-musical duo. They named their duo programmatically: “TonSatz” … one of her stands for the sound, the other for the words.
Since 2000 the artists compose and write explicitly for each other.
With their interdisciplinary works of art Eva Batt and Christiane Schwarze want to build a bridge between artistic aspiration and social commitment.
Releases
Sheet Music
2020 Wind strich eine Schattenmelodie (Wind played a Shadow Melody)
Sheet Music | duet for violin and double bass
(Setting of the prize winning poem Preceded from Christiane Schwarze)
© 2020 Publisher: Gilgenreiner Verlag, Winterthur/Switzerland [ISMN 979-0-700268-32-9]
Five literary-musical staged Audio CDs together with her Duo TonSatz
(Publisher: Baltrum Verlag / Wendepunkt Verlag / Mauer Verlag)
2020 Das Schweigen der Schatten – Mosaik einer Suche | Poesie & Musik
2015 Café Zeitvergessen
2013 Wie ein Augenzwinkern der Zeit
2003 Losgehen und Möglichkeiten atmen
2001 Als Wir Uns Trafen
Other CDs
1999 Step by Step / EVA BATT Trio
1993 It never ends / Zuckerfabrik
Hearing Samples
Catalogue of Works
Meanwhile the composer can look back on over 70 public premieres of her own compositions in the fields of contemporary, classical, jazz and world music.
Look at: Catalogue of works
Media presence
2021 hr2-culture (Programs: Jazzfacts, Musikland)
2020 Artists' project Mit Poesie durch Pandemie (With Poetry through Pandemic)
2017 Radio Unheard Marburg / Jazz-Zeit-Extra
2016 Radio LORA Munich
2016 Radio Darmstadt / Special Feature Drumheads
2016 Radiofabrik Salzburg / Austria
2015 hr2-culture (Program Doppelkopf)
2011 Radio Unheard Marburg / Wortwerk
2010 Radio Unheard Marburg / Wortwerk
2009 Radio Unheard Marburg / Wortwerk
2004 Citizens Radio Berlin
2001 Citizens Radio Eschwege
1996 Local Television Böblingen (Interview)