Nicolas Kummert

“Nicolas Kummert is a great player and composer with a great sense of melody. He's not afraid to explore the unknown which I believe is the greatest quality and challenge for any musician". LIONEL LOUEKE
“There is often a wonderful gentleness to Nicolas Kummert’s playing that perfectly suits the music (…) And he shows a great musical personality”. BRAD MEHLDAU

Jazz saxophonist, singer and composer Nicolas Kummert has always shown versatility and openness to all styles of music. He played and recorded with Lionel Loueke, Jeff Ballard, Pierre van Dormael, Yves Peeters Group, Jef Neve, Alexi Tuomarila Quartet, Karl Jannuska group, Matthieu Marthouret, Viktor Lazlo and has been active with dance performances, hip-hop and house DJs as well as in the African music scene. He is currently signed to Edition Records for which he recorded ‘La Diversité‘ (2017) under his own name, and ‘Flow‘ (2016) with DRIFTER.