2016
invitation to the International Jazz piano competition Freiburg
2015
release "Barbara Barth —this is..." on Jazz'n'Arts (Mannheim)
2014
semi-finalist and finalist (3rd prize) at the international Biberach jazz award
2013
lectureship for notation, music theory and ear training at the university of music Saar
2012
lectureship for jazz piano at the university of music Saar
review of the album "under-stand-art" in New York Cadence Magazine: "Krass demonstrates a solid understanding of the modern jazz piano. But he never takes the obvious route, peppering his solos with sharp rumbling stabs and fleet crystalline upper register passages."
2011
recording of the second album "Krassport: The Planets - Discovering Gustav Holst" at renowned Studio "La Buisonne" in South France
concert as opener for world star Erik Truffaz on the International Jazz festival "Tremplin Jazz d'Avignon"
2010-2011
composing and arranging of the ballet "Silent Mov(i)e" at Saarländisches Staatstheater (choreographer: Marguerite Donlon); participation as pianist/multi instrumentalist on stage at 18 sold out performances in Alte Feuerwache
2010
europe-wide release of the first album "Krassport - under-stand-art" on renowned Cologne Label JazzHausMusik, nomination for the quarterly prize of the "Deutsche Schallplattenkritik" as well as review in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (Ulrich Olshausen): "one of the most beautiful releases in recent time"
"Grand Prix" and "Prix de Public" at International Jazz competition "Tremplin Jazz d'Avignon" in South France
Award of the Internation Jazz festival St. Ingbert, endowed with 3000 € and connected to a concert at the festival
2009-2011
scholarship "music for actors" at VHS Völklingen
2009
assistance musical director for the ballet "Casa Azul" at Saarländisches Staatstheater, collaboration with Prof. Claas Willeke and Marguerite Donlon
2007
assignement composition of a revue with performances at UNESCO world cultural heritage Völklinger Hütte