Johanna Summer

piano

Whether with classical pieces, original compositions or jazz standards she always manages to develop a wide, dynamic narrative, sometimes delicate and fragile, sometimes, tension-filled and rhythmically gripping or irresistibly melodious. At the same time, the listener never gets the impression that she is interested in showcasing as many ideas as possible, or presenting herself as a virtuoso. Everything happens in the spirit of musical storytelling, with an extremely mature, far-sighted view of dramaturgy, dynamics, tension and atmosphere.
Süddeutsche Zeitung simply calls the result "a little sensation", Downbeat magazine „a unique debut, praiseworthy in its pursuit of merging genres“ and Jazz thing magazine describes Summer as "a pianist of a very special character, virtuoso, subtle and filigreed". Jazz, classical music and free playing - Johanna Summer creates her very own music out of the moment, and it is a true experience to listen to it.

Projects

contemporary solo piano

Johanna Summer & Jakob Manz
Johanna Summer & Jakob Manz
Johanna Summer | RESONANZEN
Johanna Summer | RESONANZEN
Johanna Summer & Malakoff Kowalski
Johanna Summer & Malakoff Kowalski

Calendar

2025

03 01
DE - Elmau/Oberbayern Johanna Summer & Malakoff Kowalski Duo
Johanna Summer | Schloss Elmau
08 02
DE - Pohrsdorf 100. Geburtstag Jutta Hipp im saxstall
Jakob Manz & Johanna Summer | Saxstall
13 02
AT - Wien Berio-Saal
Jakob Manz & Johanna Summer | Konzerthaus Wien
14 02
DE - Bad Homburg vor der Höhe Club Show
Jakob Manz & Johanna Summer | Kulturbahnhof Bad Homburg / Speicher
15 02
DE - Karlsruhe Club Show
Jakob Manz & Johanna Summer | Kulturzentrum Tempel
20 02
DE - Jena Club Show
Jakob Manz & Johanna Summer | Volksbad
21 02
DE - Bonn Dottendorfer Jazznacht
Jakob Manz & Johanna Summer | Bürgerverein Dottendorf/Gronau e.V.
25 02
DE - Köln Club Show
Jakob Manz & Johanna Summer | King Georg
28 02
DE - Darmstadt
Johanna Summer Trio | Evangelische Stadtkirche Darmstadt
12 03
DE - Kassel Jazzfrühling Kassel
Jakob Manz & Johanna Summer | Theaterstübchen
01 05
AT - Linz RESONANZEN @ Festival 4020 | Stadtklänge
Johanna Summer | Brucknerhaus
07 05
DE - Halle (Saale) NEXT GENERATION WOMEN IN JAZZ // Landesjugendbigband Sachsen-Anhalt mit Johanna Summer & Antonia Hausmann
Johanna Summer | Georg-Friedrich-Händel-Halle
10 05
DE - Hainfeld Warmup Hainfelder Jazztage
Jakob Manz & Johanna Summer | atelier29
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13 06
DE - Halle (Saale) Händelfestspiele 2025 (6.-15.6.2025)
Johanna Summer | Georg-Friedrich-Händel-Halle
07 09
DE - Tribsees Johanna Summer & Anastasia Kobekina @ Festspiele Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Johanna Summer | Gutshaus Landsdorf
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Contact

Jolanda Vujasinovic

Booking Agent

Wenna Liu

Production Manager

Representation: worldwide