Biography and Photos

Lars Haake is an active performer in the New York City jazz scene as well as overseas.
He is performing regularly with his own bands, his jazz quartet and piano duos as well as his bossa nova duo with guitarist Chuck Jennings. He performs with the Tine Bruhn Band as well as blues band Urban Blue. He has been curating for three consecutive years the jazz series "World of Jazz" at the Chelsea Art Museum in Manhattan, which has featured contemporary jazz great from the US, the UK, Israel, France, Spain, Japan and many other places of the world.
Lars is also working in education, teaching private students as well as students at the UN International School (UNIS) in Manhattan.

Born in Paderborn Germany Lars picked up the piano at age 4 and the alto sax at age 10.
After a few lessons with Martin Casey Lars was fortunate to study for three years with tenor sax great Tony Lakatos and soon after to join the local jazz big band conducted by Reiner Franzke. Until high school graduation Lars studied with Melvin Philips. He also picked up the soprano sax and the flute with Mel.
During his political science studies in Munich Lars attended clinics with Wayne Darling, Vincent Herring, Michael Brecker and programs organized by Berklee College of Music with Gary Burton, Bill Pierce, Joe Lovano, Bill Frisell and Paul Motian.
In 1998 after completing his masters Lars entered Berklee's program in Boston. He graduated in 2001 with a bachelor of music dual degree in performanc and film scoring "magna cum laude". Lars has since been studying with Vincent Herring, Richie Beirach, Bill Evans and Kenny Garrett.
Lars has been living in New York since 2001. He has toured in Europe and the US.
Lars has been performing in several bands of his own as well as a sideman. He is featured on several recordings. For performance credits and recordings please go to the Discography on this site or listen to his music at :
www.myspace.com/larshaakesax

Here a few photos:

Photo left:
Lars Haake with drummer Kenwood Dennard at Lars' graduation from Berklee, May 2001; right: Lars with tenor saxophonist Bill Pierce.