Pascal Schumacher
Pascal studied classical percussion, jazz vibraphone and musicology at music conservatories in Luxembourg, Strasbourg, Brussels and The Hague. He holds a Master’s degree in musicology from the Marc Bloch University in Strasbourg, and another in music with a focus on jazz vibraphone from the Koninklijk Conservatorium in The Hague. He has won many awards, including the Belgian Django d’Or (2005), Music:LX (2012), ECHO Jazz (2012), JTI Trier Jazz (2014) and was selected for the Rising Stars program organized by the European Concert Hall Organization (2009 / 10).
When he‘s not making music, Pascal likes listening to Miles Davis, Max Richter, Rhone and Kiasmos. He is passionate about cycling and running, and is also a big fan of ramen, the popular Japanese noodle soup. Pascal is a Yamaha Artist and lives in Luxembourg.