An intimate dialogue between German rising star & new ACT artist Philipp Schiepek on nylon string accoustic guitar and Walter Lang, one of the great romanticists of European jazz piano.
“An insightful and versatile guitarist.” (All About Jazz). “He has found a sound that is his own - and it is always imbued with both beauty and excitement” (Süddeutsche Zeitung). The responses to Munich-based guitarist Philipp Schiepek’s 2019 debut album marked him out as a musician of real sensitivity and one to watch. Schiepek, now aged 26 – who first played piano and accordion before taking up the guitar at the age of twelve – definitely has that most important asset of a musician: his own individual style. During his time as a student of both classical and jazz guitar at the conservatoires in Würzburg and Munich, bookers in Southern Germany already had this accomplished, versatile, technically flawless guitarist firmly on their radar. From 2016-2018, he played in the BundesJazzorchester (BuJazzO). He has also appeared as concerto s...
line upPhilipp Schiepek Nylon String Guitar
Walter Lang Grand Piano
Recorded and mixed by Uli Fiedler at Flip Top Studio, Wertingen, 13.11.2020
Mastered by Klaus Scheuermann
Piano tuner: Helmut Troendle
Produced by Philipp Schiepek and Walter Lang
Cover art by Peter Krüll
