Katrin Avison & Tizian Jost
Biography Katrin Avison & Tizian Jost
Katrin Avison
is a singer and has been a university lecturer in voice, vocal technique, and speech arts at the Anton Bruckner Private University in Linz since 2011. This versatile artist from Munich is distinguished by her broad stylistic range, moving with ease across genres including jazz, pop, chanson, and classical music.
She graduated with distinction in both her classical vocal studies at the Mozarteum in Salzburg and her Master’s degree in Theatre Studies, Musicology, and Psychology.
"Katrin Avison—who describes herself as a 'border-crossing singer' or a 'singer of the in-between'—oscillates between speech and song, just as she moves between genres such as chanson, popular song, jazz, vocal improvisation, and the classical art song (*Kunstlied*). Her focus is always on telling stories on two levels: both with the words themselves and in the spaces between them." — Oliver Hochkeppel, *Süddeutsche Zeitung*
Through her musical and literary programs, she collaborates with renowned actors (including Walter Sittler and Götz Otto) and captivates audiences in various ensemble settings—ranging from duos to big bands—with her extraordinary expressiveness and impressive stylistic versatility.
Her performance history includes appearances at venues such as the Jazzclub Unterfahrt, Bix Jazzclub Stuttgart, Theaterhaus Stuttgart, Volkstheater Wien, and Tipi am Kanzleramt in Berlin, as well as at various jazz festivals across Germany and France.
Since 2017, she has maintained an intensive musical partnership with Munich-based jazz pianist Tizian Jost.
Their debut album, "Female Instincts", is set to be released on February 5, 2027, via the label o-tone music.
Katrin Avison is an alumna of the "Max Weber" scholarship program for gifted students, funded by the Free State of Bavaria.
Tizian Jost
In 1985, at the age of 18, Tizian Jost began his career as a professional jazz pianist, establishing Munich as the center of his life and creative work. His playing is documented on over 60 CD recordings, featuring him as a leader, co-leader, or sideman. He has received numerous invitations to perform at festivals, participate in radio productions, and embark on tours both within and outside of Europe. His style is characterized by a broad musical range—encompassing not only various forms of jazz but also a profound knowledge of Brazilian music.
Since 1995, Tizian Jost has taught jazz piano at the academic level. Many of his former students have gone on to build impressive careers and have won a variety of awards (including the New German Jazz Prize and the BMW Jazz Award).
"… This is true of jazz pianist Tizian Jost, whose passion lies equally in pure jazz and Brazilian music. One can truly look forward to his wonderful tone, his rhythmic and harmonic inventiveness, and his almost encyclopedic stylistic versatility." (Süddeutsche Zeitung)
