Achim Kück
Achim Kück (* 1956 in Braunschweig ) is a German composer and jazz pianist who has also emerged as a big band leader.
Life
Achim Kück learned to play the piano in his childhood. After graduating from school, he studied music for ten years, including in Hanover at the then University of Music and Theater and in Cologne at the local music academy . The music teacher for jazz , rock and pop music completed his studies as a church musician in Hanover with an "A" exam.
Musicians like Bill Ramsey , Peter Petrel , Jörg Seidel or Reiner Regel , whom he accompanied musically and for whom he composed, arranged or also produced, were long-time companions . He has also performed with Romy Camerun , Sigi Busch , Gene Mighty Flea Connors , Lionel Hampton , Cynthia Utterbach, Hajo Hoffmann , Melva Houston and Bengt Kiene . As a pianist he was involved in the movie The Miracle of Bern .
As a composer, arranger and musical director, he continued to work at the State Theater in Hanover and other theaters in Lower Saxony. In the more recent past Kück has performed his compositions primarily with his own band. He can also be heard on albums by Joe Viera , Bill Ramsey and Peter Petrell.
In 1985, Kück began teaching at the Hanover Music School , of which he leads the big band. From 1999 to 2001 he worked as a lecturer at the Hanover University of Music and Theater . In addition, Kück led workshops in Lower Saxony such as for the LAG Jazz .
Achim Kück lives in Bennigsen .
Sound carrier (selection)
- with your own compositions
- Achim Kück and Friends (interpreter): Scurrility , record (33 rpm, 30 cm), taught: Blind Man Music, [1986]
- Achim Kück Trio feat. John Ruocco : Dark Clouds (with Jean-Louis Rassinfosse , Joost van Schaik and Silvia Droste ) [2013]
- with interpretations
- Dete Kuhlmann, Achim Kück, Hajo Hoffmann: Zickendraht , record (30 cm), [Sl]: Ton Cooperative, [1987?]
Web links
- achim-kueck.de , the artist's own website
- Achim Kück at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Short biography (Raumton)
- ↑ a b c d o.V. : Kück, Achim ( Memento from July 31, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) in the database of Niedersächsische Personen (new entry required) of the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Library - Lower Saxony State Library in processing on August 10, 2012, last accessed on October 19, 2017
- ↑ a b c d o. V .: Jazz am Emmichplatz # 11 feat. Achim Kück on the website of the Hanover University of Music, Drama and Media, edited on March 22, 2017, last accessed on October 19, 2017
- ^ Clean, Fine & Funky
- ^ Andreas Kück: Biography on his page achim-kueck.de [ undated ], last accessed on October 19, 2017
- ↑ with the pieces Six Hamburgers about four Berliners. Jupiter's light. Scurrility. Happy times. Interruption. Sometimes. Wind. , Recording from 1982 from the Horus studio in Hanover
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Cool, Achim |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German jazz pianist and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1956 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Braunschweig |