In 1995/96 Oli Bott studied vibraphone and composition at the Berklee College of Music Boston with Gary Burton and Bob Brookmeyer and graduated in 1996 “summa cum laude” with a diploma in jazz composition. Since then he has worked freelance as a vibraphonist and composer in Berlin. He has received grants and composition commissions from the Berlin Senate (2001, 2007, 2017, 2021) and writes commissioned compositions for his own jazz orchestra, which he conducts. His distinctions include, among others, the NDR-Musikpreis for big band conductors, first prize at the Leipziger Improvisationswettbewerb (2000) and at the Europ’ Jazz Contest as well as the Wayne Shorter Award (1996). Radio and television have recorded concerts of his. He has played at festivals such as the WOMAD Festival, the Electric Castle Festival, the Schwetzinger SWR Festspiele, the Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival, the Niedersächsische Musiktage, the Beethovenfest Bonn, the WDR Jazz Festival Köln, the Händel-Festspiele Halle, the Musikfest Stuttgart and the Kurt Weill Fest Dessau. On the hd-klassik album Piazzolla Resonances (2026) he can be heard as a performer.
Oli Bott
Percussion / Composer
Recordings on Cybele
Concert calendar
24. Jan 2027
18:00
Anna Carewe & Oli Bott Duo – Time Travel: Cello meets Vibraphone(opens in a new tab)
13. May 2027
20:00
Anna Carewe & Oli Bott Duo – Time Travel: Cello meets Vibraphone(opens in a new tab)