Christian Rannenberg
Christian Rannenberg (born June 21, 1956 in Solingen ) is a German blues and boogie pianist .
Live and act
In 1976, as a student of biology in Osnabrück, Rannenberg co-founded the Blues Company with Todor "Toscho" Todorovic . He also worked temporarily with the blues band The Third Ear , which accompanied Billy Boy Arnold , JB Hutto and Eddie Clearwater on tours, among others . In 1982 he moved to Chicago, where he played with John Littlejohn and Jimmy Rogers . With the saxophonist "Detroit" Gary Wiggins he founded the International Blues Duo , with whom he toured in Europe and which has been working together again since 2014. He was also on tour with Charlie Musselwhite , Angela Brown , Big Jay McNeely and Torsten Zwingenberger . In 1990 he moved to California, where he performed with John Heartsman and Buddy Ace . Back in Germany, he founded the Talking Blues Show with Richard Bargel . He also performed with Jeanne Carroll . He has also appeared on albums with Louisiana Red , Toscho, the Blues Company, the First Class Blues Band, and the Matchbox Blues Band .
Rannenberg received the Pinetop Boogie Woogie Award as a blues pianist in 2013 . Jürgen Wölfer rates him as the "Nestor of the German blues and boogie pianists"; Dennis Koeckstadt is his student.
Discographic notes
- Christian Rannenberg & The Pink Piano Allstars: Long Way From Home (1989/90)
- Big Jay McNeely, Christian Rannenberg: Blues at Daybreak (1992) ( German Record Critics' Award )
- Pink Piano All Stars & Christian Rannenberg: Fool's Paradise (1996)
- Blues (Acoustic 1997)
- Cool Blue (2000)
- Old School Blues Piano Stylings (2017)
- International blues duo
- Introducing the International Blues Duo to the World (1984)
- The International Blues Duo Meets Blues Wire - Truly International ( 1987/2014 )
- The International Blues Duo Featuring Katie Webster (1989)
Lexical entries
- Jürgen Wölfer : Jazz in Germany. The encyclopedia. All musicians and record companies from 1920 until today. Hannibal, Höfen 2008, ISBN 978-3-85445-274-4 .
Web links
- Short biography
- Christian Rannenberg at Discogs (English)
- Christian Rannenberg at Allmusic (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.theinternationalbluesduo.com/. Retrieved July 10, 2016 .
- ^ Blues pianist - Christian Rannenberg. Retrieved July 10, 2016 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rannenberg, Christian |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German blues and boogie pianist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 21, 1956 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Solingen |