Johannes Mössinger
Johannes Mössinger (born October 9, 1964 in Lahr ) is a German jazz pianist .
Live and act
Mössinger began his musical career with the trumpet during his school days in Karlsruhe , and then switched to the piano as the main instrument. He later turned to jazz and studied from 1990 at the Bern University of Music . His music is influenced by jazz musicians such as Wolfgang Dauner and Joachim Kühn , but also by classical composers and artists such as Shostakovich , Glenn Gould and Eric Satie .
Mössinger played in various projects before he became known internationally in 1998, first as a soloist and nationally, and later from 2001 with his New York trio, to which Karl Latham and Kermit Driscoll belonged. Attracted attention u. a. a Syria tour in 2000, his classical-influenced composition Op.10 Jubilee with the Southwest German Chamber Ensemble and successful appearances in the USA. Projects and CD recordings of his trio with Joe Lovano and Bob Malach followed , before the band expanded into a quartet with saxophonist Don Braden from 2005 to 2007 . In 2009 a new NY quartet was formed with Joel Frahm , Calvin Jones and Karl Latham, which focuses on a program with exclusively the band leader's own compositions. Since 2013 he has been playing music for marimbaphone and piano in a cross-style duo with the classical percussionist Jochen Schorer .
In 2007 he founded a new jazz club with the Jazzkongress eV in Freiburg and has been organizing jazz concerts on a regular basis ever since.
Discography
- 1998: Spring in Versailles
- 1999: Nimue ( Johannes Mössinger Trio )
- 2000: Joana's Dance (with Wolfgang Lackerschmid )
- 2001: Space of Time
- 2002: Monk's Corner ( Johannes Mössinger New York Trio feat. Joe Lovano)
- 2002: Live 2002 ( Johannes Mössinger New York Trio )
- 2003: Serenade (with John Lee , Kermit Driscoll, Karl Latham)
- 2003: String Quartet Op. 10
- 2005: July P.
- 2005: Nu Love ( Johannes Mössinger New York Trio feat. Bob Malach)
- 2006: Natural Flow (with Esa Pietilä)
- 2007: The Yellow Way (with Don Braden)
- 2008: Cologne
- 2009: The New Jersey Session (with Seamus Blake , Boris Koszlov, Karl Latham )
- 2010: Rules No Rules
- 2010: Live (with Joel Frahm, Calvin Jones, Karl Latham)
- 2012: Poetry (Piano Solo)
- 2013: December Suite
- 2014: Playing (with Jochen Schorer)
- 2015: Chemistry (piano solo)
- 2016: Notturno (with Thomas Lähns )
- 2016: Live at Sudio Bauer
- 2017: New By Two (with Joel Frahm )
- 2018: Bach Inventions
- 2019: Piano Solo Live July 2018
Web links
- Mössinger website
- Discussion of the Fringe Festival Recklinghausen
- Johannes Mössinger at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Review of BZ 2013
- ↑ JazzZeitung 2008: On the foundation of the Jazzkongress eV
- ↑ Venue Program Award 2013
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mössinger, Johannes |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German jazz pianist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 9, 1964 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Karlsruhe |