Michael Schiefel - Gay - Info piano has worked since the end of the 80s as a jazz pianist with a range of peopleincluding artists aki takase, Lee Konitz, Gary Peacock and Katja Riemann. http://www.traumton.de/gay_pressetext_e.html
Extractions: His solo debut „Invisible Loop“ amazed and fascinated; his second album, a vocal suite consisting almost exclusively of original compositions called "I don't belong", took an introverted turn - a reflective stock-taking in that electric arena of space and movement, identity and escape. has worked since the end of the 80s as a jazz pianist with a range of people including artists Aki Takase, Lee Konitz, Gary Peacock and Katja Riemann. He has worked on Lisa Bassenge's recordings Berlin 1999 (1999, ZeroZero) and Going Home (Minor Music 2001). Schmidt has toured with many diverse projects through Europe and the USA. He has been professor of piano and lecturer at the Hanns Eisler Academy in Berlin since April 2001. has lived in Berlin since 1990. In that year he founded his own trio "Without the Cat", who have won many jazz competitions in Germany. He is member of many Berlin bands (Jerry Granelli & UFB, Flexkögel, Katja Riemann Octet, a.o.) as well as interregional formations (Basie & the Beach Boys, Jerry Granelli's V 16 Project, feat. A. Cox & D. Tronzo, DJ Stinkin' Rich, ...) with whom he has recorded many CDs. Kögel played on many jazz festivals for example Ottawa, San Francisco, Hlifax, New York, Iowa City, Vancouver and Montreal.
New Labels: If the pianists compositions or performances do not fit established categories, or appear tinged with ragged aki takase, piano. Recorded January 22 23, 2001 in Berlin http://www.vergemusic.com/old/0801.htm
Extractions: How to Order verge august 2001 New Labels: featuring: November Music featuring: Rossbin featuring: Trytone featuring: Jorrit Dijkstra. Zarek featuring: Burkhard Beins, Keith Rowe Ignaz Schick. We are pleased to announce that we now carry and stock all Jazz titles from Please note that they are now available at a new lower price ($11 per singe disc!). Their list is large and quite impressive and now a very good value as well. Classical titles will still be $20, however. November Music has a particularly unique list of beautifully packaged CDs. They also introduce us to Eastern European improvisers hitherto unknown outside their native country. Indicates Canadian content ACCRETIONS USA Fields Ensemble, Scott
MUSICMATCH Guide Aki Takase While remaining steeped in the musical traditions of her native Japan, pianistand composer aki takase emerged as one of the most versatile figures in http://www.mmguide.musicmatch.com/artist/artist.cgi?ARTISTID=866230
Aki Takase The summary for this Japanese page contains characters that cannot be correctly displayed in this language/character set. http://www.akitakase.com/htdocs/2003/bio/b03.html
LISA BASSENGE TRIO Translate this page 1987 trifft er auf die japanische Pianistin aki takase und auf den amerikanischen AlsPianist des Hauses lädt er zu diesen Konzerten Gäste ein David Friedman http://www.lisa-bassenge-trio.de/andreas.html
Extractions: BIOGRAPHIE 1987 trifft er auf die japanische Pianistin Aki Takase und auf den amerikanischen Pianisten Walter Norris, die ihn beide unterrichten; sie ermutigen ihn, sich ganz dem Klavierspiel zu widmen. 1994 trifft Andreas Schmidt den amerikanischen Saxophonisten Lee Konitz. Aus dieser Begegnung entwickelt sich einige Zeit später die CD "Haiku". Gemeinsam mit dem Schlagzeuger Jerry Granelli und dem Bassklarinettisten Rudi Mahall spielen Konitz und Schmidt ausschließlich Kompositionen des jungen Berliner Pianisten. Im selben Jahr wird die CD bei Nabel Records veröffentlicht. Sie sorgt für Aufsehen und wird von verschiedenen Radiosendern in Berlin, Köln und Hamburg vorgestellt. Es erscheinen u.a. Rezensionen in den Zeitschriften "Jazzthing" und "Jazzthetik". Aufmerksamkeit erfährt die CD auch in dem Buch "Jazz in Deutschland" (Darmstädter Beiträge zur Jazzforschung, Band 4). Der Musikwissenschaftler Dr. Ulrich Kurth bespricht die CD im Kapitel "Kurze Geschichten: Die 90er". Ins Jahr 1995 fällt auch die erste persönliche Begegnung mit dem amerikanischen Pianisten Paul Bley, mit dem Andreas Schmidt seither freundschaftlich verbunden ist. Bley regt die Zusammenarbeit zwischen Schmidt und dem amerikanischen Bassisten Gary Peacock an; als gemeinsames Projekt entsteht die CD "berlin,1999". Hier fließen die improvisatorische Energie von Peacock und die komponierte Avantgarde von Schmidt ineinander. Seine Idee, einen CD-Spieler als originelles Mittel bei der Gruppenimprovisation zu nutzen, setzt er auf der CD "berlin, 1999" konsequent um.
Jazzclub Unterfahrt München - Programmvorschau Translate this page kalkulierende Arrangeurin und ebenso scharf akzentuierende pianistin aki Takasemit hohem Jürgen Friedrich ist nicht nur ein pianist mit eigener Handschrift http://www.unterfahrt.de/ufaarchiv.php?mo=3&yr=2004
Pianists Polish Yellow Pages - Polska - Poland - Polen Artist biography, order information for CDs and videos. takase, aki Japanese pianistand componist, living in Germany; includes biography, CDs, projects. http://www.yellowpages.pl/ca/212770/Pianists/
Jazzzeitung 2004/04: Berichte, Leipziger „Musik-Zeit“ 2004 Translate this page Welch Körperfreiheit man als pianist genießen kann! Und sie sind sehr sanft zueinanderAki takase und Alexander von Schlippenbach vertrauen sich, sie sind http://www.jazzzeitung.de/jazz/2004/04/berichte-leipzig.shtml
October 2001 swings hard it s a shame aki s old rhythm though the recording, coupled withTakase s extremely sparing apparently recorded in the pianist s living room http://www.paristransatlantic.com/magazine/monthly2001/10oct_text.html
Extractions: Plain Recordings This wide-ranging compilation of fair-to-middling material is supposed to be a tribute to Michelangelo Antonioni's film "Blow Up", but it's hard to see what the music has to do with the cult 1966 movie set in Swinging London (itself, by the way, based on a short story by Julio Cortazar set in Paris). A recent review in The Wire (I'm sure they'd
Maria Joao Portrait / CD-Kritik Translate this page eines zeitgemäßen, portugiesischen Jazz einzubinden, ein Weg, bei dem ihr aki Takaseoffenbar nicht weiter folgen mochte, wohl aber der pianist Mário Laginha http://www.cd-kritik.de/kritiken/kuenstler/mariajoao.htm
Extractions: Klavier-Virtuosen Drei Alben und unzählige Live-Auftritte mit dem portugiesischen Quintett, das ihren Namen trug, begründeten ihre internationale Karriere. Eines ihrer ersten Konzerte in Deutschland wurde vom ZDF aufgezeichnet und gesendet, für ein junges Talent wie sie, noch zu dem aus der oft als sperrig bezeichneten Sparte "Jazz", eine nicht zu unterschätzende Starthilfe. Mário Laginha hatte zuvor gemeinsam mit dem heutigen Madredeus-Gitarristen José Peixoto in der Gruppe "Cal Viva" gespielt. Auch Maria João hatte seit 1991 Kontakt zu der Gruppe, bis sie 1994 schließlich mit Laginha das erste gemeinsame Album veröffentlichte: "Danças", ein sehr ehrgeizige Produktion, bei dem Maria João vor dem Hintergrund des Klavierspiels von Mário Laginha den Facettenreichtum ihres Gesangs vollends ausspielen und die Grenzen des stimmlich Möglichen ausloten konnte. Dem auf das Wesentliche begrenzte Vokal+Piano-Album "Danças" folgte dann der erste große Wurf in Sachen Weltmusik: Unter Beteiligung des indischen Percussionisten Trilok Gurtu veröffentlichten Maria João und Mário Laginha 1998 ein Album, mit dem sie die Wege der portugiesischen Eroberer nach Ostasien nachvollzogen, indem sie die unterschiedlichen kulturellen Einflüsse des indischen Subkontinents mit portugiesischen Rhythmen zusammen brachten. "Cor", so der Titel des Albums, war ein offizielles Projekt zur Expo 1998 in Lissabon.
Arts/Music/Instruments/Keyboard/Piano/Pianists URL http//members.nbci.com/_XOOM/wimdehaan/index.html takase aki Japanesepianist and componist living in Germany; includes biography CDs projects. http://www.arts-entertainment-recreation.com/Arts/Music/Instruments/Keyboard/Pia
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Les Trois Jours 2003 English Celebrating the hundredth anniversary of Fats Waller s birth Japanese pianistAki takase s quintet will invest Waller s music with new meaning. http://www.grand-theatre.nl/troisjours/htm/english.htm
Extractions: The 14th edition of Les Trois Jours offers an update of modern jazz in 2004. Does European jazz have its own sound? What are the latest developments? Les Trois Jours 2004 takes stock with a careful selection from the newest jazz and improvised music as it's currently being made in Europe. Les Trois Jours 2004 is once again a co-production of the Centre Culturel Français and the Grand Theatre Groningen. The programme of the first two festival days will travel to Amsterdam (Bimhuis) and Utrecht (SJU Jazzpodium). The final festival night in Groningen's Grand Theatre will present the latest in electronic sounds. Les Trois Jours 2004 presents one night with two groups from Berlin. Doppelmoppel is a sparkling quartet (two trombones/two guitars) featuring trombonists Johannes and Conrad Bauer and the unforgettable guitarist Joe Sachse. Celebrating the hundredth anniversary of Fats Waller's birth Japanese pianist Aki Takase 's quintet will invest Waller's music with new meaning. The band features guitarist Eugene Chadbourne (in the role of a singing Waller, a part that's cut out for him), Rudi Mahal (Der rote Bereich), Thomas Heberer (ICP Orchestra) and drummer Paul Lovens.
Anne Mette Iversen - Bassist Anne Mette was a selected member of April , an allstar group led by pianist AkiTakase, and has also toured with acclaimed singersongwriter Nina Nastasia. http://annemetteiversen.com/bassist.html
Extractions: A former student in classical piano at The Royal Danish Academy of Music, Anne Mette has a long musical background behind her. As she studied bass four years at the Rhythmic Conservatory of Music in Copenhagen, Denmark, before she in 2001 graduated from The New School University with a BFA degree in Jazz Performance, she is thoroughly trained in many musical languages. Anne Mette has been living in New York City for five years. She has performed with many prominent artists in the United States and in Europe. She is a current member of John Marino Group, Yuichi Hirakawa Trio and Paola Jaakola Quartet, and also freelances in many settings, including classical orchestras. Anne Mette was a selected member of "April", an allstar group led by pianist Aki Takase, and has also toured with acclaimed singer-songwriter Nina Nastasia.
Extractions: With a weekend of weather that only reinforced how unfriendly Eastern Canada's spring had been, the 19th annual Festival International Musique Actuelle, May 16-20, provided a wealth of indoor activities. Indeed, Artistic Director Michel Levasseur set a program that's best kept inside; nearly every act generated an instant series of debatesin the coffee shops or in the lounge of a motel which housed nearly the entire audience that descended on this small Quebec town. Musique Actuelle, of course, is still the motivating philosophy here. Translated literally as "current," musique actuelle doesn't just blur musical distinctionsit flattens them entirely. All possible permutations of improvised music are welcome. Cultural boundaries are banished. The novel nearly always trumps the tried-and-true. This, inevitably, leads to a surprise or twoand a fair share of successes and failures, as well. This year proved no different. The festival focused on duos (nine of the 24 shows) and a pair of special events: English pianist Keith Tippett's 21-piece orchestra, Tapestry, and a performance by trumpeter Bill Dixon, drummer Tony Oxley and Cecil Taylor. The variety of characters and configurations of the duets presented enormous possibilities. Some pairs were meeting for the first time; others renewing a long-time acquaintance. But, overall, the results were often disappointing. In some cases, exhibitionism triumphed over genuine invention. And more than occasionally, a lack of empathy existed between the players.
Kyoko Kuroda: Profile Kuroda began playing jazz in 1982, studying for two years with pianistAki takase. In 1984 she began playing in public venues, and http://www.japanimprov.com/kkuroda/profile.html
Extractions: Improvised Music from Japan / Kyoko Kuroda Pianist Kyoko Kuroda was born November 20, 1957 in Tokyo, Japan. She started playing piano as a young child, and studied with a classical music teacher until she was 17. While at university, she became fascinated by Noh (a type of traditional Japanese theater) and became involved in playing Noh music, an experience which continues to influence her music today. Kuroda began playing jazz in 1982, studying for two years with pianist Aki Takase. In 1984 she began playing in public venues, and performed with bassist Yoshio Ikeda throughout 1985. In January of '86 she formed her quartet BAHR with alto sax player Atsushi Ikeda, bassist Shinichi Kato and drummer Masayuki Kume. The group, led by Kuroda, remained together for about a year and a half, playing mainly her original tunes at jazz clubs such as Shinjuku Pit Inn. From autumn 1987 to winter 1990, Kuroda directed a workshop called ORT. The participants were musicians such as Atsushi Ikeda, tenor sax and flute player Makoto Oka, trombonist Yoichi Murata and turntable and guitar player Yoshihide Otomo, as well as several theater actresses. The purpose of the workshop was to develop music which transcends genres, and open up the possibilities of musical activity. (ORT's live performance of 1988 was released as a cassette tape called ORT , and its 1990 studio recording was included in an omnibus CD, Now's the Time Workshop, Vol. 1
Extractions: Schwerpunkte seiner jetzigen Tätigkeit sind die Fortführung des Solo-Konzepts "Hörmusik"; Gruppierungen wie das "Zentralquartett", das "Trio Bauer, Kowald, Sommer", "Baby Sommer & Swiss Horns", verschiedene Perkussionsgruppen wie "Crams Percussion Staff", die 1977 begonnene Arbeit mit dem Merseburger Domkantor H. G. Wauer, Mitarbeit bei internationalen Workshops und Seminaren sowie seit 1990 die Zusammenarbeit mit der Tänzerin und Choreographin Inge Mißmahl.
