Mareike Wiening

Drummer, composer and bandleader Mareike Wiening has distinguished herself bringing “a planar modulating harmonic language and a propulsive drift” (Giovanni Russonello- New York Times) to the most compelling jazz music of today.
Ms. Wiening’s music was described as “thoroughly modern, progressive
jazz, Mareike Wiening’s album has many layers that unfold with
each repeated hearing; she will most definitely become a leading part of the jazz
scene in the years to come.” (All About Jazz)
Reveal, her third album as a leader, was released in November 2023 on American/Canadian label Greenleaf Music. With her quintet she was nominated for the German Jazz Award in category “Band of the Year”. She’s part of the jazz faculty at the music conservatory in Zürich, Switzerland.

Wiening has performed with artists throughout the United States, Europe and South America and has worked with renowned musicians such as Rich Perry, Stefon Harris, Dan Tepfer, Dayna Stephens, Fabian Almazan, Johannes Enders, Ben Wendel, Florian Weber, Adrian Mears, among others.
Besides leading her own quintet featuring Rich Perry, Glenn Zaleski, Alex Goodman
and Johannes Felscher, Ms. Wiening is also an in demand side-woman in the New
York jazz scene and in Europe. Venues and festivals such as New York’s Winter Jazzfest, Atlanta Jazzfestival, Elbjazz Hamburg, Juan Le Pins, The Jazz Gallery, Blue Note NYC, German Consulate and the Carnegie Hall and Bird’s Eye Basel are only a few of her regular performance places.
She endorses Meinl Cymbals and Meinl Sticks&Brush exclusively.