Norbert Scholly

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Norbert Scholly 2017 at Jazz im Palmengarten in Frankfurt

Norbert Scholly (* 1964 in Bardenberg ) is a German jazz guitarist .

Live and act

In 1983/84 Scholly worked with Reinhard Kobialka and Stefan Glückert on jazz productions for WDR Stadtmusik. In 1989 and 1990 he was touring Switzerland with Jochen Bohnes' quartet; he also held a workshop at the Swiss Jazz School . In 1990 he went to New York to study. In the 1990s he was touring Germany and Italy with Marc Abrams , Francesco Bearzotti and Frank Bambara. He played at the Frankfurt Jazz Festival with his quartet, to which Jan von Klewitz , Martin Gjakonovski and Jochen Rückert belonged . He also took part in several productions of the WDR Big Band Cologne with Benny Golson , Peter Erskine and Danny Gottlieb . He had numerous festival appearances and tours at home and abroad and played with Charlie Mariano , Nicolas Simion , Ack van Rooyen , David Liebman and Jim McNeely , among others . He led his own ensembles, and there was also intensive work with computer software in relation to live use / integration in various band constellations. This resulted in z. B. 2002 winning the Jazz Art Award of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia and the WDR as an electronic performer.

Scholly has many years of teaching experience as a lecturer at the Mainz University of Music , various guest lectureships (Hogeschool Zuid (Maastricht Conservatory) and the Franz Liszt University of Music in Weimar). This was followed by a composition commission for chamber orchestras on behalf of the Romanian cultural institute with performances in Romania, Austria and Germany.

Awards

  • Soloist Prize of the European Jazz Competition
  • Winner of the Jazz Art Award of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia

Press reviews

“… Great flow in the phrasing, the well-known placement of notes and pauses characterize the playing of Norbert Scholly, a guitarist with a unique, almost pianistic style of playing. Jazz with a chamber music intensity and of very high quality, which is worth discovering "

- Marc Bienfait, Jacques Pelzer Jazzclub

“Norbert Scholly is the most remarkable guitarist I have heard in Germany for a long time. ... A guitarist with skill and potential that can be described as extraordinary. "

- Musician magazine
Norbert Scholly at an appearance in January 2010

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personal data
SURNAME Scholly, Norbert
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German jazz guitarist
DATE OF BIRTH 1964
PLACE OF BIRTH Bardenberg