Raissa Mehner, electric guitarist and composer from Cologne, uses all kinds of effect pedals and items to look for new variations of sounds and "expand her musical universe in all possible directions".

She studied jazz guitar, classical guitar and compositon at the 'Cologne University of Music' and the 'Folkwang University of Arts' in Essen.

As a bandleader she concentrates on the work with her Quintet 'Raissa Mehner Deviation' and celebrates a communicative and playful kind of Improvisation in her Duos 'wehnermehner' (Guit/Trombone), 'Double Exposure' (Guit/Vibrafone) und 'Bloch/Mehner' (Guit/Church Organ).

Furthermore Mehner is part of the oversized Krautrock-Improv-orchestra 'The Dorf' and the experimental Jazz-Pop-Quintet 'LARIZA', which received the newcomer price of the magazine 'Jazzthing' with their Album 'Weave' in 2022.

Amongst others she played at 'Moers Festival', 'Dortmunder Jazztage', 'Soundtrope Festival' in Athens‚ in the context of 'European Capital of Culture‘ on Cyprus as well as in numerous renowned jazz clubs in Germany.