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Michael Wollny
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VÖ: 22.02.2008

Genre: Piano Jazz

€17.50*

ACT 9660-2, 614427966025

Michael Wollny – piano
Eva Kruse – bass
Eric Schaefer – drums

Recorded and mixed by Ake Linton at Bohus Sound Recording Studios, Gothenburg, September/October 2007
Edited by Peter Liljeqvist at Height Mansion, Berlin
Mastered by Klaus Scheuermann
Produced by [em]
Executive Producer: Siegfried Loch

"A stroke of luck for modern jazz" - SÜDWESTPRESSE

CD of the Month: PIANO NEWS and CHOC JAZZMAN (FR)

Michael Wollny

The Schweinfurt-born jazz pianist and composer is regarded as one of Europe's most outstanding musicians. He became known through his work in the trio [em] with Eva Kruse and Eric Schaefer and as a solo artist and impresses with his virtuoso and cross-genre style. Wollny's albums often combine influences from classical, avant-garde and pop music. He has worked with artists such as Nils Landgren, Heinz Sauer, Vincent Peirani and Joachim Kühn and is known for his unconventional compositions and improvisational freedom. For years he has been shaping a new generation of musicians as professor of jazz piano at the Leipzig University of Music and Theatre.