Franz von Chossy started his musical education in Munich (Germany). In 1999 he moves to the Netherlands and studies at the "Conservatorium van Amsterdam" with Rob Madna, Karel Boehlee and Rob van Bavel. In 2002 he works as a pianist for the Dutch television show "Flogiston" and the "National Wetenschapsquiz" (VPRO network). in 2003 he moves to New York and studies at the "Manhattan School of Music". Among his teachers are Kenny Barron, Garry Dial, Dave Liebman, John Taylor and Kenny Werner. Additionally he studies filmcomposition with Edward Green. He performed with musicians such as Roy Hargrove, Dick Oats, Minu Cinelu, Jasper Blom and Benjamin Herman. At the moment he is based in Amsterdam working in jazz, classical and cross-over projects. He is still performing in New York with the singer Maria Neckam, Thomas Morgan (bass) and Dan Weiss (drums). He has been touring throughout Europe, the USA and the Middle-East. Check the calendar for upcoming performances and more cds. The cd "Fragments of before", which he recorded with the Yaniv Nachum Quartet was voted "Best modern Jazz Album of the Year 2004" (by allaboutjazz.com, online bet). His latest recently formed Trio "Franz von Chossy" won the "Dutch Jazz Competition 2006" and Franz won the "Best Soloist" award during the same competition. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Franz+von+Chossy+Trio">Read more on Last.fm</a>. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.