Georg Wolf (musician)
Georg Wolf is a German bassist in the field of free jazz and improvised music , who is mainly active in the Hessian jazz scene .
Wolf began his musical career autodidactically when he appeared from 1978 with jazz bands of different styles such as swing , bop or free jazz, for example in the Grumpff formation , and later also in other groups around Ekkehard Jost . Since then he has worked a. a. with Sebastian Gramss , Günter Christmann , Uwe Oberg , Martin Speicher , Cecil Taylor ( Legba Crossing 1988) and Paul Hubweber ; He was also a member of Ensemble 2 INCQ , Ensemble Sondarc (with six double basses) and Giessen Improvisers Pool (album 1991). He currently plays in formations with Mark Charig , Jörg Fischer and Tom Heurich. Wolf has been leading the jazz workshop at the Lich Music School since 1987 . He also held workshops at the music schools in Butzbach and Friedberg , and he also teaches double bass with a focus on jazz. In the field of jazz he was involved in 14 recording sessions between 1979 and 2006.
Discographic notes
- Uwe Oberg, Georg Wolf, Jörg Fischer: > LO < ( Leo Lab , 1997)
- Ensemble 2 INCQ: Rhön (Nur / Not / Nur, 2006), with Dirk Marwedel , Ulrich Phillipp , Hans Tammen , Joachim Zoepf
- Uwe Oberg, Jörg Fischer, Georg Wolf + Frank Gratkowski : After All ( Konnex Records , 2006)
- Martin Speicher / Georg Wolf / Lou Grassi : Shapes and Shadows ( Clean Feed Records , 2006)
- Ulrich Phillipp / Georg Wolf: surfactant (only / not / only, 2006)
- Paul Hubweber / Georg Wolf: Pas Appât (Only / Not / Only, 2010)
- Charig, Fischer, Wolf: Free Music on a Summer Evening (sporeprint, 2014)
Web links
- Georg Wolf at Allmusic (English)
- Georg Wolf at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Georg Wolf at the Lich Music School
- ↑ Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed February 17, 2014)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Wolf, Georg |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German jazz and improvisation musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 20th century |