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Alexander von Schlippenbach - piano, composer One of Europe's premier free jazz bandleaders, pianist Alexander von Schlippenbach's music mixes free and contemporary classical elements, with his slashing solos often the link between the two in his compositions. Schlippenbach formed The Globe Unity Orchestra in 1966 to perform the piece"Globe Unity,which had been commissioned by the Berliner Jazztage. He remained involved with the orchestra into the '80s. Schlippenbach began taking lessons at eight, and studied at the Staatliche Hochschule for Musik in Cologne with composers Bernd Alois Zimmermann and Rudolf Petzold. He played with Gunther Hampel in 1963, and was in Manfred Schoof's quintet from 1964 to 1967. Schlippenbach began heading various bands after 1967, among them 1970 trio with Evan Parker and Paul Lovens and a duo with Sven-Ake Johansson which they co-formed in 1976. Schlippenbach has also given many solos performances. In the late '80s, he formed the Berlin Contemporary Jazz Orchestra, which has featured a number of esteemed European avant-garde jazz musicians including Evan Parker, Paul Lovens, KennyWheeler, Misha Mengelberg and Aki Takase. During the 90`s Duo work with Tony Oxley, Sam Rivers and Aki Takase. The year 1999 he started performance and radiorecording of Thelonius Monks complete works,(all the compositions) with Rudi Mahall and his group. Awards: "Kunstpreis der Stadt Berlin "(1976)," Schallplattenpreise der UDJ"(1980/1981), "Albert Mangelsdorff Preis" (1994) At present activity: "SCHLIPPENBACH TRIO" "MONKS CASINO" "GLOBE UNITY ORCHESTRA" "LOK.03" "PIANO SOLO " "DUO WITH AKI TAKASE " The German Record Critics Award : "Monks Casino" 2005/3 The "SWR-Jazz Award" 2007
Moldejazz 2026
by Daniel Mège
Located at 62°7 North, Moldejazz (the Molde International Jazz Festival) is the ideal place for a festival in week 29, in early summer. A floral scent drifts through The Town of Roses, a ribbon less than a kilometer wide wedged into a peninsula between fjord and mountains. Even once it has set, the sun is never far ...
Gjerstad Schlippenbach Narvesen: Seven Tracks
by John Sharpe
No messages. No allusions. Just pure music. Seven Tracks arrives stripped of extraneous signposts, its cuts identified only by duration and its content left to speak entirely for itself. Happily the utilitarian approach does not extend to the volatile freeform exchanges between veterans Norwegian reedman Frode Gjerstad and German pianist Alexander von Schlippenbach, and Gjerstad's younger ...
Richard Andersson with Rudi Mahall, Artur Tuznik and Kasper Tom: Monk & More
by Troy Dostert
A versatile bassist whose work encompasses everything from lyrical Nordic jazz to more avant-garde projects, Richard Andersson has drawn heavily from the talent pool in his native Denmark to help support his numerous releases. For Monk & More, he is fortunate to have alongside him bass clarinetist Rudi Mahall, pianist Artur Tuznik and drummer Kasper Tom, ...
DAMANA: Rhizome
by Troy Dostert
Enterprising drummer Dag Magnus Narvesen has been a leading figure in the Norwegian improvised music scene since the 2010s. He has specialized in free encounters, such as those with pianist Alexander von Schlippenbach, heard most recently to fine effect on Kairos (Fundacja Sluchaj, 2024). But Narvesen also has a developing voice as a composer, and on ...
Rodrigo Amado The Bridge: Further Beyond
by John Sharpe
As well as being one of the premier exponents of his instrument, Portuguese tenor saxophonist Rodrigo Amado thrives in demanding company. For Further Beyond, the follow-up to Beyond The Margins (Trost, 2023), he reconvenes the all star cast he calls The Bridge, comprising pianist Alexander von Schlippenbach, bassist Ingebrigt Haker Flaten and drummer Gerry Hemingway. On ...
Further Beyond
Label: Trost Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: A Change Is Gonna Come; Further Beyond; That’s How Strong Our Love Is.
Seven Tracks
By Gjerstad Narvesen Schlippenbach
Label: Relative Pitch Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: 00:06:28; 00:06:58; 00:05:27; 00:05:13: 00:05:14; 00:05:59; 00:07:03.
Rodrigo Amado & The Bridge, Amir ElSaffar, Otherlands Trio & Dave Gisler
by Maurice Hogue
Highlights of this edition include one of the finest free jazz ensembles--Rodrigo Amado & The Bridge with pianist Alexander Von Schlippenbach, bassist Ingebrigt Haker-Flaten & drummer Gerry Hemingway. Their new Further Beyond is manna-like. Trumpeter Amir ElSaffar and his New Quartet continue to improvise around the maqam style of music. Bassist Stephan Crump & drummer Eric ...
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