About
The singing guitar
German jazz guitarist with a sound between jazz, funk, R&B and modern, groove-based smooth jazz — a tone the press keeps comparing to George Benson.
He picked up the guitar at seven and found jazz through Wes Montgomery's While We're Young. Studies followed with Heiner Franz, Louis Stewart and Christian Rover, graduating from the CMCN Nancy avec félicitations du jury and the ARTEZ Conservatory in the Netherlands with distinction.
He has toured Europe — including in the band of Debbie Sledge (Sister Sledge) — and given clinics for DV Mark and Ibanez. Since 2018 he has worked closely with smooth-jazz pianist Amandus, reaching #1 on the Spanish smooth-jazz charts with Balearic Moments, and in 2025 formed the trio AMB.
Discography
Releases
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Singles, EPs and albums — on every major platform. Follow along for new smooth-jazz releases.
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On the charts
#1 — Smooth Jazz Top 100 Spain
“Balearic Moments” (Amandus feat. Uli Brodersen) topped the Spanish Smooth Jazz Top 100 — broadcast across 44 FM stations and 18 online channels.
Press
What they're saying
A tone that recalls George Benson — warm, fluid, unmistakably his own.
Die RheinpfalzA flowing, crackling guitar that never loses its smooth, singing core.
SmoothJazz.com GlobalAbsolutely rounded, impeccably crafted — playing of real refinement.
Gitarre & BassProjects & Bands
Beyond the solo work
Cosmopolitan Jazzband
An internationally booked event & jazz band founded by Uli — from intimate sets to full stages.
Visit site →SNIP
The studio project behind releases like Astronaut, Into The Dark and Without Saying.
Watch videos →AMB · Amandus feat. Uli
The smooth-jazz partnership with pianist Amandus — chart-topping singles and the 2025 trio AMB.
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