SHOGO SEIFERT

Shogo Seifert is a German-Japanese trumpeter and composer currently living and working in Berlin.

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He was born into a very musical environment, surrounded by music since birth. At the age of 6, he began taking lessons in African percussion, at 8 he started trumpet lessons, and at 16 he began piano lessons.

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He studied trumpet and composition at the Dresden University of Music (HfMDD), the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse à Paris (CNSMDP), and the Jazz Institute Berlin (JIB), among others with Malte Burba, Sebastian Studnitzky, Bastian Stein, Riccardo Del Fra, and François Théberge.

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Since completing his master's degree at the Jazz Institute Berlin, he has been working as a versatile trumpeter and studio musician, regularly performing with his own bands and as a sideman in various formations and show bands in Germany and beyond (e.g., France, Poland, Japan, UK, Austria).
 

The debut album of his project “RAUKE”, released in spring 2025 as part of the Jazz Thing Next Generation series on Double Moon/Challenge Records, was nominated for the German Jazz Award 2026 in the category “Debut Album of the Year.”
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Besides his main instrument, the trumpet, he is occasionally heard on the saxophone, piano, and synthesizer, such as in the band of producer Donkeychote or with the duo Seifert/Rueß.

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In the beat/instrumental area, he can be heard on several songs that have surpassed the million-stream mark.

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In 2026, Shogo Seifert was nominated for the German Jazz Prize in the “Debut Album of the Year” category and selected as one of three recipients of the Klangkulturverein Förderpreis awarded by Bauer Studios. He has also received scholarships and funding from the German Music Council (Deutscher Musikrat), Initiative Musik, Musikfonds, the Saxon Music Council (Sächsischer Musikrat e. V.), and various other foundations.