Carl Ludwig Hübsch

Carl Ludwig Hübsch, born in 1966 in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany, is a German jazz and improvisational musician known for his work as a tuba player. Initially learning clarinet before switching to drums and eventually the tuba in 1983, he studied various musical disciplines including percussion, voice, electronic music, harmony, and composition. He began his career by forming several groups, notably Primordial Soup with Frank Gratkowski, Michael Griener, and Axel Dörner. In 1994, he founded Post No Bills, focusing on improvisational music and new compositions by John Cage and Christian Wolff. Throughout his career, he collaborated with numerous artists including Arthur Blythe, Lester Bowie, and Tomasz Stańko. He released several albums, such as Carl Ludwig Hübsch's Longrun Development of the Universe: The Creators Bend a Master Plan (2010) and Metal in Wonderland (2014). In 2003, he won the Jazzpot Prize.