Along with Wolfgang Haffner, Kiel-born Jost Nickel is one of the very few top German tour & session drummers whose name also enjoys an excellent international reputation. He succeeded as a drummer and musical director in the band of Mousse T and played with Sasha, Johannes Oerding, Marla Glen and SEEED, among others. Since 2006, Jost Nickel has been the drummer in Disko No.1, the band of German soul superstar Jan Delay. Involuntarily slowed down by the corona-induced standstill of the cultural scene, Jost Nickel has now finally used the time wisely and written and recorded his debut album The Check In, which has been eagerly awaited by many. Besides the German top musicians Claus Fischer (bs), Hanno Busch (g), Simon Oslender (keys), Lutz Krajenski (arr.), Mark Smith (bs) and Dirk Berger (g) and the colleagues of Disko No 1, international jazz stars like Jimmy Haslip (b), Barry Finnerty (g) and Jeff Lorber (keys) recorded the album. Good things take time, as the saying goes, and Jost Nickel truly took his time writing and realizing his debut album. The wait was worth it! With The Check In the drummer has succeeded a very big throw!
