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Thomas Barth

Thomas Barth, pianist & composer from Vienna/ Austria

About Me

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).

My Jazz Story

I love jazz because... I was first exposed to jazz... I met [musician name]... The best show I ever attended was... The first jazz record I bought was John Coltrane: Soul Train My advice to new listeners: Let the music reach you, listen with an open mind, be aware.