Thomas Rolke

Studies

1994 – 1998: Degree program jazz and popular music with a major in guitar at the International Music College Freiburg (Jazz- und Rockschule Freiburg)(lessons with Gary Barone, John Stowell, Rex Rathgeber)
1996 – 1998: Arrangement in Freiburg
1998 – 2000: Conducting training course with the internationally renowned Kapellmeister Miguel Angel Monroy

Since 1994: Private lessons
Since 1996: Guitar instructor and band lecturer at the Municipal Music School Unterer Neckar Bad Friedrichshall and at the Music School Scala in Neckarsulm
Since 2001: Guitar instructor at the Haley Music School in Walldorf
Since 2004: Instructor at TonArte for classic guitar, western guitar, and electric guitar, as well as music theory and ear training for entrance-examination candidates to the Pop Academy Baden-Wuerttemberg and other Music Colleges

Live performances with various different ensembles in Southern Germany
Musical appearances in Leonce and Lena, Start to move, Strubbeltatz
Studio work in the Mannheim area (Europlex Tonstudio, Klangwelt, Tonstudio Leyh)
Winner of the first Mannheim Music Awards in 2002 with the band Popgear
Appearances on local television networks
International live performances
Guitarist of the jazz and Latin quartet Zirkus Rialtho
Guitarist of Beija Flor
Workshops with Wolfgang Muthspiel and Dave Liebmann including joint closing concerts
Co-author of several musical textbooks
Concerts with Gary Barone, Rex Rathgeber, Wolfgang Muthspiel, John Stowell, Tony Lakatos, and many more.
Musical direction of the local public utilities' (MVV) casting campaign "Trink dich fit und schlau mit Luise"
Compositions adds and commercials