Christian Burchard

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Christian Burchard, Finkenbach Festival 2011

Christian Burchard (born May 17, 1946 in Hof , Bavaria ; † January 17, 2018 ) was a German multi-instrumentalist and composer . He played vibraphone , drums , santur and organ .

Career

Burchard first received classical piano lessons before he switched to the trombone and then discovered jazz and the vibraphone . He was initially active as a jazz musician in the 1960s, founded the Contemporary Trio with Dieter Serfas and Edgar Hoffmann and toured with Mal Waldron . In 1969 he switched to drums and founded the fusion group Embryo with Edgar Hoffmann , with whom he mostly played. Occasionally he also performed with Missus Beastly and Checkpoint Charlie . He was considered one of the pioneers of world music in Europe. In 2008 he and his band Embryo received the German Ruth World Music Prize at the TFF in Rudolstadt . With Okay Temiz , Arto Tunçboyacıyan and Ramesh Shotham he performed under the band name Ethno Leaders .

In the summer of 2016, at the age of 70, Burchard suffered a stroke that ended his active music career. His daughter Marja (* 1985) then took over his role in the band. He died on January 17, 2018.

Discography

For sound carriers published with Embryo , see Embryo

  • 1967: For Eva (with Mal Waldron and later embryo musicians)
  • 1969: Phallus Dei (with Amon Düül II )
  • 1987: Between Dusk and Dawn (with Rabih Abou-Khalil )
  • 1990: Duo Solo Quartet (with Mal Waldron)
  • 1996: Berlin Istanbul (with MT Wizzard)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Andreas Erb: Article from Die Rheinpfalz , June 14, 2003, reproduced on the website of the band Embryo .
  2. ^ Albert Hefele: Klaus Unland's Embryo Pages. In: German Rock. August 2002, archived from the original on May 29, 2009 ; accessed on January 18, 2018 .
  3. ↑ On tour for 42 years: Embryo's journey continues. In: Mittelbayerische.de . September 16, 2011, accessed May 6, 2019 .
  4. ↑ Dirk Wagner: The shadow of the father . In: sueddeutsche.de , September 29, 2016, accessed on May 6, 2019.
  5. ^ Papa Christian Burchard passed away . Report of death from January 18, 2018 on the Facebook profile of "Embryo", accessed on May 6, 2019.
  6. ↑ The album was recorded in 1967 in Munich and Graz and published in 2000, cf. For Eva on Discogs and Embryo: For Eva on Allmusic (English)
  7. ↑ "This is an example of how we sounded before Embryo project was founded." (Christian Burchard, December 1999), cf. Embryo & Mal Waldron: For Eva on freshsoundrecords.com
personal data
SURNAME Burchard, Christian
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German musician and composer
DATE OF BIRTH May 17, 1946
PLACE OF BIRTH Hof (Saale)
DATE OF DEATH 17th January 2018