Martin Kälberer in Passau

Martin Kälberer is a German multi-instrumentalist, composer and singer-songwriter, born in Ulm in 1967. His music draws on jazz, folk and ambient sound, and he is known for his long partnership with Bavarian songwriter Werner Schmidbauer, solo recordings including Baltasound, and the trio project Süden with Sicilian singer-songwriter Pippo Pollina. Martin Kälberer toured for many years as Werner Schmidbauer’s musical partner, accompanying the songs on piano, keyboards and percussion. That collaboration later expanded into Süden with Pippo Pollina, leading to concert tours and recordings under the trio’s name. His solo concerts use piano, keyboards, percussion and live looping, allowing him to construct layered arrangements alone onstage. He has presented this format as One Man Orchestra.