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Thomas Barth

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Thomas Barth, pianist & composer from Vienna/ Austria

Thomas Barth was born in Vienna in 1965. He studied piano and composition in Austria, Denmark and the USA including master classes with Herbie Hancock at the Mozarteum/ Salzburg 1987 and with „Weather Report“ founder Joe Zawinul at the „Wiener Meisterkurse“, Vienna 1992. Studio/ Live collaborations including Beat4Feet , Stray Dog Music, Electric Diamond (with Stuart Diamond, Don Slepian and Karen Bentley-Pollick), Brand Nubian, Deodato (Vienna Jazz Festival 2002, State Opera) and his own projects in Vienna and New York. Since Sommer 2014 Barth is a permanent member of „Jazztrio.at“ (Thomas Barth, p; Christoph Petschina resp. Johannes Strasser, bass; Wolfgang Wehner, drums). CD’s: „Weihnachtsalbum“ (2015), „Sommeralbum“ (release: Sommer 2016). Releases as a leader: 2001: „Seven Worlds“, featuring Mike Stern, Craig Handy, Gerald Veasley, Mike Baker and Evan Tate, rec. in NYC (Jive Music, www.jivemusic.at). 2003: „Beyond Black & White“ Solo Piano 2 CDs, rec. in Austria (Diversity Recordings, beat4feet music Austria). Other works (excerpts): Film music for the 95 min. documentary „Wer hat Angst vor Wilhelm Reich“/ „Who is afraid of Wilhelm Reich“ (2009, directed by Antonin Svoboda). Other: Since 2012, Barth holds a doctorate in psychotherapy sciences from Sigmund Freud Privatuniversität Vienna (SFU) and runs a psychotherapy practice (method: Psychoanalysis) in 1090 Vienna (www.drbarth.at).

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