As an improviser, pianist, singer, and composer — rooted in jazz, shaped by his Brazilian heritage — Noah Reis Ramma's music moves between lyrical melody and impressionistic timbres, folkloric influences and avant-garde elements: playful and introspective at once, always in the tension between tradition and innovation.

After ten years of classical piano training, he followed his passion for improvisation and studied jazz piano (B.A. & M.A.) at the Folkwang University of the Arts in Essen.

His current band Raízes (portuguese for “roots”) is an inquiry into Noah’s personal cultural heritage and emerged out of the necessity to acknowledge the influences that shaped him.
Afro-brazilian musical tradition, impressionistic harmonic and melodic shapes, electronic urban elements, Blues, Folk, Avantgarde and contemporary jazz merged into a unique sonic universe.
This band won the 2026 Defender JazzLab Prize and is going to play at the Festival Da Jazz in St. Moritz alongside a line-up consisting of Pat Metheny, Snarky Puppy, Dee Dee Bridgewater and more.
The concert will be released as a video production later this year.

Alongside his work as a bandleader, Noah is also a sought-after sideman and has collaborated with artists and ensembles including the WDR Big Band, the Bergische Symphoniker, the Festival:Philharmonie Westfalen, Tom Gäbel, Percival Duke, Mara Minjoli, Florentina Holzinger, and many others.

Beyond jazz, Noah also composes, arranges, and produces for film and theater. His work has been performed at venues including the Volksbühne Berlin, the Volkstheater Wien, the Philharmonie Essen, the Lichtburg Essen, and the UNESCO World Heritage Site Zeche Zollverein.