The internationally acclaimed bassist, cellist, and composer Henning Sieverts (b. 1966 in Berlin, Germany) has appeared on well over 100 CD productions, including 10 Pirouet CDs, four under his own name. Sieverts has been honored with numerous prizes and awards, including the first prize of the International Society of Bassists Jazz Competition (1991), the Bavarian State Music Award (2004), the New German Jazz Award 2009, and the prestigious Echo Jazz Award 2010 for his Pirouet CD Blackbird. He has played with such major players as Benny Bailey, Phil Woods, Marc Copland, Roy Hargrove, Ngyen Le, Richie Beirach, Jim Black, Julian Arguelles, Marc Ducret, John Hollenbeck, and Achim Kaufmann. Since 2003, Sieverts has been a regular moderator for the Bavarian radio, and teaches at several music conservatories.