Better Days

Klara Gunnarsson, Jan-Peter Itze

New single

BETTER DAYS

07. 02. 2025

About Jan–Peter

Jan-Peter Itze, born 1998 in Schweinfurt, started with classical piano and guitar lessons.

From 2016 – 2022 he studied jazz piano with Tine Schneider and Bernhard Pichl, classical piano with Armin Fuchs and music theory with Almut Gatz at the University of Music Würzburg.

He is currently studying music production at the Royal Conservatory of Music (KMH) in Stockholm.

Jan-Peter is active as a live/studio musician, producer and composer in various formations and genres. His currently active projects are: LEONIDA, his Trio and solo project. Further he also composes and produces music for movies and video games. His music merges influences such as contemporary jazz, electronic music, pop and film music.

He uploads videos to his YouTube channel and streams regularly live on Twitch !

 

Prizes & Awards:

2023: Schweinfurter Kunstförderpreis

2022: 1st prize Kemptener Jazzfrühling

2022: 2nd prize 12. Burghauser Jazzpreis 2020 (hosted 2022)

2022: 3rd prize & audience award Biberacher Jazzpreis

2021: 1st prize & soloist prize at the Jazz Competition of the Musikalische Akademie

2019: 1st prize & soloist prize at the Jazz Competition of the Musikalische Akademie

2018: 1st Prize Steinway & Sons Promotion Award (Jazz Piano Solo)

Music

Better Days

Klara Gunnarsson, Jan-Peter Itze

Dancing In The Rain

LEONIDA

Everlasting – What Will Remain

LEONIDA

Another Dance

NICO THEO

Liftoff

Neocycled

Acht auf einen Streich

SeppDeppSeptett

Roots

NICO THEO

Live at Steinway-Haus Frankfurt 2018

Jan-Peter Itze, Hannah-Lara Müller

LIVE

2026

22. 05.

Kronach – Kunstverein

Solo

26. 06.

Schweinfurt – Museum Otto Schäfer

Solo

Contact

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I offer piano and music production lessons for every skill level  – online or in person

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