Michael Wollny
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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4 Wheel Drive II
Nils Landgren, Michael Wollny, Lars Danielsson, Wolfgang Haffner
Jazz - Pubblicato da ACT Music il 29 set 2023
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Oslo
Michael Wollny, Christian Weber, Eric Schaefer, The Norwegian Wind Ensemble
Jazz - Pubblicato da ACT Music il 23 mar 2018
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4 Wheel Drive
Nils Landgren, Michael Wollny, Lars Danielsson, Wolfgang Haffner
Jazz - Pubblicato da ACT Music il 15 mar 2019
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4 Wheel Drive Live
Nils Landgren, Michael Wollny, Wolfgang Haffner, Lars Danielsson
Jazz - Pubblicato da ACT Music il 15 mar 2019
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Ghosts
Michael Wollny, Tim Lefebvre, Eric Schaefer
Jazz - Pubblicato da ACT Music il 30 set 2022
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Nachtfahrten
Michael Wollny with Eric Schaefer & Christian Weber
Jazz - Pubblicato da ACT Music il 9 ott 2015
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Weltentraum
Jazz - Pubblicato da ACT Music il 31 gen 2014
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Tandem
Michael Wollny & Vincent Peirani
Jazz - Pubblicato da ACT Music il 23 set 2016
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Mondenkind
Jazz - Pubblicato da ACT Music il 25 set 2020
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Michael Wollny, Emile Parisien Quartet, Tim Lefebvre, Christian Lillinger
Jazz - Pubblicato da ACT Music il 30 apr 2021
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Weltentraum Live (Philharmonie Berlin)
Jazz - Pubblicato da ACT Music il 31 ott 2014
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Jazz at Berlin Philharmonic I
Leszek Możdżer, Iiro Rantala, Michael Wollny
Jazz - Pubblicato da ACT Music il 22 mar 2013
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Jazz at Berlin Philharmonic VII: Piano Night (Live)
Leszek Możdżer, Iiro Rantala, Michael Wollny, Jazz at Berlin Philharmonic
Jazz - Pubblicato da ACT Music il 5 mag 2017
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Wartburg (Live)
Michael Wollny, Christian Weber, Eric Schaefer
Jazz - Pubblicato da ACT Music il 23 mar 2018
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(Em) II
Michael Wollny, Eva Kruse, Eric Schaefer
Jazz - Pubblicato da ACT Music il 21 ago 2006
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Heinrich Heine - Traumbilder
Christian Brückner, Michael Wollny
Jazz - Pubblicato da ACT Music il 29 ott 2021
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(Em)III
Michael Wollny, Eva Kruse, Eric Schaefer
Jazz - Pubblicato da ACT Music il 22 feb 2008
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Hexentanz - Piano Works VII
Jazz - Pubblicato da ACT Music il 23 feb 2007
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Klangspuren (Live in Hamburg)
Jazz - Pubblicato da ACT Music il 26 feb 2016
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Wasted & Wanted
Michael Wollny, Eva Kruse, Eric Schaefer
Jazz - Pubblicato da ACT Music il 24 feb 2012
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