Mikesch van Grümmer
Mikesch van Grümmer ( aka Hans Josef Grümmer ; born January 2, 1950 in Bardenberg near Aachen , † July 10, 2006 ibid) was a German jazz pianist and composer .
Van Grümmer's best-known work is the Barlach cycle (LP 1988). He played with Lee Konitz , Gerd Breuer , Manfred Leuchter , Riccardo Del Fra , Ack van Rooyen , Jiggs Whigham , Monika Linges , Gunnar Plümer , Chris Hirson and Bill Ramsey , among others ; he gave two concerts at the Montreux Jazz Festival . As the leading head of the jazz rock formation Brummkreisel set important impulses for the regional music scene in Aachen in the 1970s. He was considered one of the most prominent session instrumentalists in the region.
Discographic notes
- Recordings under your own name
- Barlach cycle (1988, Bellaphon)
- Mikesch van Grümmer & Ruby Redwine - Club Music (1992, Ruby and Ruby Results)
- Bar piano (1990, Timeless)
- Recordings as an accompanist
- Mr. Circle - Thi Nam (1980/81, Stockfisch Records)
- Eleonore Weisgerber - Rise and Fall of the Femme Fatale (2004, Ebm Spezia)
Web links
- Works by Mikesch van Grümmer in the catalog of the German National Library
- Puffmusik or the Word of God Site for the short film by the Salambo brothers by, for and with Mikesch van Grümmer
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Grümmer, Mikesch van |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Grümmer, Hans Josef (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German jazz pianist and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 2nd January 1950 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bardenberg near Aachen |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 10, 2006 |
| Place of death | Bardenberg near Aachen |