Frank Muschalle
Frank Muschalle (* 1969 in frets . / Westphalia) is a German Blues - and Boogie Woogie - pianist .
Live and act
After eleven years of classical piano training, he turned to boogie woogie at the age of 19; he finished his teacher training and became a professional musician. Albert Ammons , Little Brother Montgomery and Pete Johnson are considered to be his most important musical influences . He became known through joint appearances and piano battles with the pianists Axel Zwingenberger , Vince Weber , Martin Pyrker and many others. He toured South Carolina and Europe with the Mojo Blues Band . In 2001 he formed the Frank Muschalle Trio with the former Mojo Blues Band musicians Dani Gugolz (bass) and Peter Müller , with whom he also toured South America. Frank Muschalle plays in a second line-up with Matthias Klüter (bass) and Dirk Engelmeyer (drums)
In Münsterland , he organizes a boogie-woogie festival in the community center in Kinderhaus , a district of Münster.
Awards
On October 15, 2011, Muschalle received the Boogie Woogie Pianist of the Year 2011 award at the presentation of the 2nd German Boogie Woogie Awards Pinetop . In 2019 Muschalle and his trio with Dirk Engelmeyer (drums & vocals) and Matthias Klüter (double bass) received the Keeper of the Flame prize donated by the Osnabrück jazz club Park Lane .
Discographic notes
- 1997 - Battin 'the Boogie - accompanied by Daniel Gugolz and Peter "Killer Miller" Müller. (Document Records)
- 2000 - Frank Muschalle - Live - accompanied by Daniel Gugolz and Peter "Killer Miller" Müller. (Styx Records)
- 2003 - Frank Muschalle Trio feat. Rusty Zinn with Peter Müller & Dani Gugolz feat. Rusty Zinn (git) (Styx Records)
- 2005 - Mellow Blues with Frank Muschalle, Peter Müller, Dani Gugolz, Matthias Seuffert feat. Engelbert Wrobel (Styx Records)
- 2008 - Live At The Jubilee with Frank Muschalle, Peter Müller, Dani Gugolz
- 2011 - Fine Blend with Frank Muschalle, Peter Müller, Dani Gugolz and Rusty Zinn, Alex Schultz, Carrie Smith, Herb Hardesty, Matthias Seuffert, Engelbert Wrobel, Jimmy Coe, Red Holloway
Web links
- Homepage of the musician
- Biography at the Landesmusikrat Berlin ( Memento from November 29, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
Individual evidence
- ↑ PLJC presents: "Keeper of the Flame 2019" Frank Muschalle Trio. Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung , July 1, 2019, accessed on July 8, 2019 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Muschalle, Frank |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German jazz pianist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1969 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Frets |