Clarinet, Alto saxophone, Alto Clarinet, Zither, Composition
Michael Thieke is currently involved in a number of projects which focus on diverse and contrasting facets of his musical interest. They reach from experimental song forms to the fringes of jazz to more abstract soundscapes.
Some of his current Projects are: Michael Thieke Unununium (with Luca Venitucci acc/p, Martin Siewert g, Christian Weber b, Derek Shirley b, Steve Heather dr, Eric Schaefer dr, CD on charhizma), The International Nothing (with Kai Fagaschinski cl, CD on ftarri), The Magic I.D. (with Christof Kurzmann, Kai Fagaschinski, Margareth Kammerer, CD on ErstPop), Hotelgäste (with Derek Shirley b, Dave Bennett g, CD on schraum), The Pitch (with Boris Baltschun organ, Koen Nutters b, Morten Olsen dr), TGW (with Christian Weber b, Michael Griener dr, CD on ayler records), Spirit Songs (with Mike Cooper voc/g, Elio Martusciello el, Fabrizio Spera dr, Luca Venitucci acc/el.), Roman Tics (with Burkhard Beins, Luca Venitucci, CD on Cathnor), Cowards Bend The Knee (Live Music in different setups with the film Cowards Bend The Knee by Guy Maddin), Gebhard Ullmanns The Clarinet Trio (with Gebhard Ullmann bass clarinet, Jürgen Kupke clarinet) and Uli Gumpert Workshop Band.
He played on festivals such as International Arts Festival (Yokohama/JAP 2010), Serralves em Festa (Porto/P 2010), Konfrontationen (Nickelsdorf/A 2010), Muisques Innovatrices (St.Etienne/F 2010), artacts (St.Johann/A 2010), SIM (Seattle/USA 2010),sfsound microfestival (San Francisco/USA 2010), Experimental Intermedia (New York/USA 2010), Long Arms Festival (Moscow/RUS 2009), Exposition of New Music (Brno/CZ 2009), MaerzMusik (Berlin/D 2009), Your Hitparade (Vancouver/CAN 2009), Angelica (Bologna/I 2008), Konfrontationen (Nickelsdorf/A 2008), Controindicazione (Rome/I 2008), Moers Festival (Moers/D 2008), Donaueschinger Musiktage (Donaueschingen/D 2007), Jazz a Mulhouse (Mulhouse/F 2007), Standard:Abweichung (Marburg/D 2007), Risonanze (Venezia/I 2007), Ahornfelder Festival (Leipzig/D 2007), Stuttgarter Jazztage (Stuttgart/D 2007), Music Unlimited (Wels/A 2006), ZJFT (Groningen/NL 2006), Contemporaneamente (Lodi/I 2006), Festival de la Cité (Lausanne/CH 2005), Jazz em Agosto (Lisbon/P 2005), International Jazz Festival Münster (Münster/D 2005), Jazz Focus (Berlin/D 2003), Festival Brugge (Brugge/B 2002), Kryptonale (Berlin/D 2002), Konstanzer Jazzherbst (Konstanz/D 2002), Wintersongs (Cologne/D 2001), In Planten und Blomen (Hamburg/D 2000).
Michael Thieke appears on schraum 3 & 9.