Michael Wollny
Lingua disponibile: ingleseb. 1978, Schweinfurt, Germany. A gifted pianist, Wollny has attracted considerable attention in his homeland during his still relatively short career. Influenced by darkly brooding concepts not only from music but also from literature, film and painting, his composing and playing have benefited from deep and careful study of the work of musicians, writers, filmmakers and painters. These have included musicians Richie Beirach, Björk, Jarvis Cocker, Peter Fulda, Keith Jarrett, Joachim Kühn, Chris Morris, Walter Quintus, Steve Reich and John Taylor, filmmakers Dario Argento, Luis Buñuel, David Cronenberg, Werner Herzog, David Lynch, Chris Marker and Alain Resnais and painter Charlotte McGowan-Griffin. For example, Wollny chose on his 2007 recording Hexentanz to build musical analogies to gothic novels. Seeking and finding dark undertones to the themes he develops, his brooding music is not always immediately understood but requires unrestricted thought and emotional openness from his audiences. Wollny brings into his compositions and performances an acute awareness of classical music past and present, as well as the full range of jazz piano. Wollny performs solo and also as leader of a trio with Eva Kruse (bass) and Eric Schaefer (drums). This trio, named [em], has attracted considerable attention in Germany and has also led to critical praise in Italy, Scandinavia, the UK and Eire. Among compositions played by [em] are ‘Another Mr Lizard’, ‘Bells’ and ‘Takashi’ by Wollny, ‘Schneefall’ and ‘Brizzle’ by Kruse, and ‘Phlegma Phighter’, ‘Gorilla Biscuits’ and ‘Funebre’ by Schaefer. Wollny has also played in groups led by trombonist Bob Brookmeyer and has recorded in duo with veteran German free jazz saxophonist Heinz Sauer, with whom, in addition to original works, he plays music by composers as diverse as Björk, Billy Strayhorn, Thelonious Monk and Gil Evans. In 2007, Wollny won the Jazzpreis der Nürnberger Nachrichten and [em] was named as Most Promising International Newcomer Of The Year at the Ronnie Scott Jazz Awards. The trio was recorded live at the Vortex, London, in May 2007.
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b. 1978, Schweinfurt, Germany. A gifted pianist, Wollny has attracted considerable attention in his homeland during his still relatively short career. Influenced by darkly brooding concepts not only from music but also from literature, film and painting, his composing and playing have benefited from deep and careful study of the work of musicians, writers, filmmakers and painters. These have included musicians Richie Beirach, Björk, Jarvis Cocker, Peter Fulda, Keith Jarrett, Joachim Kühn, Chris Morris, Walter Quintus, Steve Reich and John Taylor, filmmakers Dario Argento, Luis Buñuel, David Cronenberg, Werner Herzog, David Lynch, Chris Marker and Alain Resnais and painter Charlotte McGowan-Griffin. For example, Wollny chose on his 2007 recording Hexentanz to build musical analogies to gothic novels. Seeking and finding dark undertones to the themes he develops, his brooding music is not always immediately understood but requires unrestricted thought and emotional openness from his audiences. Wollny brings into his compositions and performances an acute awareness of classical music past and present, as well as the full range of jazz piano.
Wollny performs solo and also as leader of a trio with Eva Kruse (bass) and Eric Schaefer (drums). This trio, named [em], has attracted considerable attention in Germany and has also led to critical praise in Italy, Scandinavia, the UK and Eire. Among compositions played by [em] are ‘Another Mr Lizard’, ‘Bells’ and ‘Takashi’ by Wollny, ‘Schneefall’ and ‘Brizzle’ by Kruse, and ‘Phlegma Phighter’, ‘Gorilla Biscuits’ and ‘Funebre’ by Schaefer. Wollny has also played in groups led by trombonist Bob Brookmeyer and has recorded in duo with veteran German free jazz saxophonist Heinz Sauer, with whom, in addition to original works, he plays music by composers as diverse as Björk, Billy Strayhorn, Thelonious Monk and Gil Evans.
In 2007, Wollny won the Jazzpreis der Nürnberger Nachrichten and [em] was named as Most Promising International Newcomer Of The Year at the Ronnie Scott Jazz Awards. The trio was recorded live at the Vortex, London, in May 2007.
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Ghosts
Michael Wollny, Tim Lefebvre, Eric Schaefer
Jazz - Pubblicato da ACT Music il 30 set 2022
The 2014 release of the album Weltentraum marked the birth of a supergroup, bringing together his good friend and compatriot, the German pianist Micha ...
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Oslo
Michael Wollny, Christian Weber, Eric Schaefer, The Norwegian Wind Ensemble
Jazz - Pubblicato da ACT Music il 23 mar 2018
5 Sterne Fono Forum JazzCon Oslo, Michael Wollny e la sua fedele sessione ritmica (Christian Weber al basso e Eric Schaefer alla batteria) confermano la solidità della loro i ...
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Nachtfahrten
Michael Wollny with Eric Schaefer & Christian Weber
Jazz - Pubblicato da ACT Music il 6 set 2015
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Weltentraum
Jazz - Pubblicato da ACT Music il 31 gen 2014
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Mondenkind
Jazz - Pubblicato da ACT Music il 25 set 2020
Sometimes it's easier to live a life of solitude when you're... alone? That’s what Michael Wollny is on Mondenkind. Actually, he’s not completely alon ...
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Wartburg (Live)
Michael Wollny with Christian Weber & Eric Schaefer
Jazz - Pubblicato da ACT Music il 23 mar 2018
Registrato il 15 settembre 2017 al castello di Wartburg, nei pressi di Eisenach in Turingia, questo album dal vivo offre una faccia più avventurosa de ...
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Michael Wollny, Emile Parisien Quartet, Tim Lefebvre, Christian Lillinger
Jazz - Pubblicato da ACT Music il 30 apr 2021
Una creatività senza freni! Alla fine del 2019, pochi mesi prima che il pianeta calasse nell'oscurità del lockdown, il pianista Michael Wollny (qui es ...
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Tandem
Michael Wollny & Vincent Peirani
Jazz - Pubblicato da ACT Music il 23 set 2016
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Weltentraum Live (Philharmonie Berlin)
Jazz - Pubblicato da ACT Music il 31 ott 2014
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Hexentanz - Piano Works VII
Jazz - Pubblicato da ACT Music il 23 feb 2007
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Michael Wollny's Wunderkammer
Michael Wollny, Tamar Halperin
Jazz - Pubblicato da ACT Music il 24 set 2009
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Klangspuren (Live in Hamburg)
Jazz - Pubblicato da ACT Music il 26 feb 2016
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Weltentraum Concert Edition: Live at the Unterfahrt
Jazz - Pubblicato da ACT Music il 25 feb 2014
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Wunderkammer XXL (Live)
Michael Wollny, Tamar Halperin, hr-Bigband
Jazz - Pubblicato da ACT Music il 24 set 2009
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