Jan Henning, the German string wizard, composer, and traveler between musical styles based in Los Angeles, effortlessly moves between jazz, classical, blues, pop, and country. His music takes listeners on engaging and entertaining journeys through the guitar’s microcosm.
His formal studies in jazz guitar laid the foundation for his stylistic development, which he has consistently pursued over the years, continuously exploring new sonic landscapes. Through intensive research and technological innovations in guitar construction—especially the development and refinement of his own playing techniques such as spectacular chord tapping and overtone playing—Jan Henning constantly expands his musical vocabulary and the sonic possibilities of his instruments.
The wide tonal range of his six-string tenor bass guitars, combined with these signature techniques, allows him to create a captivatingly broad, almost orchestral soundscape that draws audiences in.
Worldwide concert tours as a soloist, work as an author of specialist books and university lecturer, as well as collaborations with music legends such as Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, Brian Auger, Mary Rodena, Donna Monarch, and Nippy Noya have made Jan Henning well known to a broad music audience. He is regarded as one of the most versatile and innovative guitarists in the L.A. music scene.