Dietmar Diesner
Dietmar Diesner (born September 2, 1955 in Elsterwerda ) is a German woodwind player ( soprano saxophone , clarinet ) who is primarily active in the field of free improvisation music.
Training and work
Diesner studied from 1975 to 1978 at the conservatory in Cottbus and then to 1984 at the University of Music "Carl Maria von Weber" Dresden . Since 1979 he has played in the "Dresden Music Brigade" and in the Cottbus improvisation trio "Evidence", and since 1982 he has been heard at international festivals. He worked with musicians such as Ulrich Gumpert , Ernst-Ludwig Petrowsky , Manfred Schulze , Hans-Günther Wauer , Hans Rempel , Joe Sachse , Hannes Bauer and Radu Malfatti , but since 1982 also with Helge Leiberg's interdisciplinary project "Gokan" and since 1983 with Sasha Waltz . Later he also appeared with Tony Oxley , Fred Frith , Arto Lindsay , Sven-Åke Johansson (CD “Konsumdelikatessware”, 1988), Heiner Goebbels , Jon Rose , Shelley Hirsch , David Moss , Günter Baby Sommer , Franz Koglmann and Theo Jörgensmann . Since 1983 he has also given solo concerts as a saxophone actor. He was also a member of Georg Graewes “Grubenklangorchester” and the “King Übü Orchestra” as well as to noise bands such as “Kixx” (“Weißer Voodoo”, 1991) or “Slawtherhaus”.
The development of prepared electronic saxophone sounds and individual playing techniques earned Diesner, who propagates real-time composition, the reputation of an innovative improviser according to the Reclams Jazzlexikon. He also wrote stage music for Heiner Müller and the film music for " Das Bergwerk - Franz Fühmann " .
Publications
- Matthias Bolz, Dietmar Diesner, Jürgen Haufe , Claus Weidensdorfer : Sound-image friendship . With CD-ROM. Wolke Verlag, Hofheim, 2001. ISBN 978-3-936000-00-9 .
Lexigraphic entries
- Wolf Kampmann (Ed.), With the assistance of Ekkehard Jost : Reclams Jazzlexikon . Reclam, Stuttgart 2003, ISBN 3-15-010528-5 .
- Bert Noglik in: Martin Kunzler : Jazz-Lexikon. Volume 2: M – Z (= rororo-Sachbuch. Vol. 16513). 2nd Edition. Rowohlt, Reinbek bei Hamburg 2004, ISBN 3-499-16513-9 .
- 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
- Gallery page about Diesner
- Portrait in the jazz newspaper
- FMP publications
- Dietmar Diesner in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Diesner, Dietmar |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German woodwinds (soprano saxophone, clarinet) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 2nd September 1955 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Elsterwerda |